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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
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.
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History and description
Close to lake shore, c. 130m ENE of early ecclesiastical remains (GA041-037001-). It consists of a natural spring, dry at time of visit.
Full archaeological record 47 words
Close to lake shore, c. 130m ENE of early ecclesiastical remains (GA041-037001-). It consists of a natural spring, dry at time of visit. It is delimited by a subcircular drystone wall (D 1.6m) with a gap at SW. Now overgrown and no traces of veneration are evident.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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