Holy Well
Louth
Monasterboice Holy Well
Located outside the SW wall of the graveyard (LH021-062002-). Isaac Butler recorded a holy well dedicated to a Saint Kiarnan outside the graveyard at SW in 1744 (Deane 1922, 106), which explains why this angle is excluded from the graveyard itself. There
Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well
Location Details
Coordinates:
Lat: 53.777494372
Lng: -6.418342025
Lat: 53.777494372
Lng: -6.418342025
Site Type
- Holy Well
Historical Periods
- 18th Century
- 20th Century
- 7th Century
Associated Saints
- St. Kiarnan
Location Map
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