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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizeH 0.58m; W 0.47m
What to look for
- Cross or cross-slab
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
Descirbed as Tobermurry - Mary's Well - on the 1839 and 1923 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope of a NE-SW ridge, with spurs of the hill extending to the E and S within c. 500m, and at the source of a NW-SE stream.
Full archaeological record 80 words
Descirbed as Tobermurry - Mary's Well - on the 1839 and 1923 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope of a NE-SW ridge, with spurs of the hill extending to the E and S within c. 500m, and at the source of a NW-SE stream. It is a stone-lined and lintelled well with a granite cross (H 0.58m; Wth 0.47m) with square-cut arms (dims. 16cm x 15cm) that is probably modern.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 29 February, 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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