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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope, and marked similarly as Tobershonack on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is known locally as St. Ita's well (Decie, 1983, 49), but is now replaced by a pump-house.
Full archaeological record 48 words
Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope, and marked similarly as Tobershonack on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is known locally as St. Ita's well (Decie, 1983, 49), but is now replaced by a pump-house.
Decie (1983) Old Waterford Society survey. Decies No. 24, 42-57.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 10 November 2010. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.
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- Drumdowney CastleCastle - unclassified · Drumdowney Lower · 2.7 km · official record
- Kilmurry CastleCastle - tower house · Kilmurry (Ida By.) · 4.4 km · official record
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