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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Situated at the foot of a very steep S-facing slope overlooking a stream. Natural spring now piped into a trough.
Full archaeological record 38 words
Situated at the foot of a very steep S-facing slope overlooking a stream. Natural spring now piped into a trough. Price (1967, 437) suggests the original name is Tobar Aimheirgín, rather than a dedication to the Virgin Mary.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 17 December 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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