Christian Sites

On the E side of a road, and on a S-facing slope, at the point where a stream emerges from underground. The well is partially enclosed by a stone wall, part of which is of recent construction. A crucifixion plaque (SL046-013002-) dated to the 1660s is se Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

In rough grazing land, at the base of a field boundary on a N-facing slope. Spring water flows into an irregular opening (0.8m E-W; 0.5m N-S; H 0.8m) under the field boundary. Stones are placed on the N side of the opening, from which the water flows dow Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Water contained in the depressions of the bullaun stone (KE066-065001-) was regarded locally as a holy well, called ‘Tubber na Cuddy (Cuddy’s Well)’ (Cusack 1871, 409). Healy (1960, 84) recorded that ’rounds’ were made here before sunrise on 15th May eac Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In undulating pasture, at the base of a slope and on the townland boundary between Cloghoge Lower and Carrowkeel. The well consists of an unenclosed shallow hollow (2m x 4m) at the point where a spring flows from the limestone. It was recorded in 1836 as Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In wet marshy pasture, at the base of the ENE-facing slope of a ridge and to the rear of a disused creamery at Castlebaldwin. The most northerly of three adjacent holy wells, with Tober Murry (SL034-186002-) c. 12m to SE and Tober Patrick (SL034-186003-) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Described in 1946 as ‘This is a hollow in a shelf of rock, filled by a small spring. It is on the south bank of the river, in the gorge above Cliff House, and close to Tetunny Graveyard (DG107-073001-). It is seldom visited now, but on the occasion of ou Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

According to the Annals of the Four Master, the round tower, along with ‘Eochaidh O’Cuim, the Chief Master’ who was inside it, was burned in 1156 (Moore 1874-9, 35-6). In the OS Letters (1839) it was noted that, ‘The Irish-speaking people here all call the tower Cloigtheach, and they say its bells are buried in […]

Situated in a graveyard (CL025-091002-) just 2m NW of the Romanesque church (CL025-091001-) at Dysert O’Dea. The much ruined remains of a round tower surviving on one side to a height of c. 18m and narrowing as it rises. It is 18.5m in circumference at base (diam. c. 5.89m) and its walls (T 1.25m) are […]

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for resear Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated in a fold towards the bottom of an E-facing slope with the NW-SE River Lask c. 450m to the NE. There is a well (diam. 1.4m) with drystone-walling (H 1.2m) in an overgrown area that is the site of the possible ecclesiastical site (WX006-044001), Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Within the demesne of Clonbern Park, close to td. boundary. This well consists of an unenclosed natural spring under a hawthorn tree. Some moss-covered stones lie scattered around. A stream flows S from it. Clonbern Church (GA031-016—-) lies 590m to WN Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

High Cross located in Donegal.