Holy Well
Louth
St. Dennis’s Well
Marked on Taylor and Skinner’s map (1777) and the 1835 and 1912 OS 6-inch maps as ‘St. Dennis’s Well’. When inspected in 1966 by ASI it was described as a ‘rectangular pool enclosed on three sides by mortared stone wall and roofed with double coating of
Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well
Location Details
Coordinates:
Lat: 53.799245203
Lng: -6.237367077
Lat: 53.799245203
Lng: -6.237367077
Site Type
- Holy Well
Historical Periods
- 18th Century
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
Associated Saints
- St. Dennis
Location Map
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