Christian Sites

No surface trace of this holy well, which is not marked on the OS maps, is now apparent. Known locally as St Finan’s Well, it was located in the vicinity of Leacht Fhionain, a cairn and ogham stone, on Drung Hill (KE063-012—-). Local tradition records Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Local tradition records this as the site of a holy well (DG045-006002-), graveyard (DG045-006003-) and a church (DG045-006001-) known as Cill an Leabhair (Church of the Book). The farm is known as Church Farm but no features survive. Bones have been foun Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Bowman (1934, 241) recorded holy well in D. Lehane’s farm where ‘Rounds have long since been discontinued. This well is c. 170yds S of field called an Chillín.’ Well not located. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inven Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, on steep SSE-facing slope. Spring, rising from within slope; water piped into trough flanked by railway sleepers. No longer in holy use. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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

On hillside on N side of Glencraff. It consists of a natural spring in an irregular rock cleft under the lower edge of a slanting flagstone. Though there are no signs of offerings, the well is associated locally with a St Craff. There is a hawthorn 10m t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

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High Cross located in Wicklow.

Located in GLENINSHEEN, County CLARE. 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 Archaeological Survey Reference: CL005-137—- Data sourced from the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.

Situated on the E-facing slope of a river valley in an upland area with a nearby church and graveyard (TN034-013) to the E. Marked as ‘Glenkeen Well’ on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. No visible remains. The above description is derived from ‘The Archaeolog Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

At the base of NE facing slope of Croghanhill, 420m N of Bishop Mac Caille’s Church site (OF010-004002-). Spring well located 25m SE of St. Patrick’s Well (OF010-004007-) which is marked as the second Glenmore well on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. It is Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Situated in a marshy hollow in an upland area with a nearby church (TN028-025) to the NW. A circular well (diam. 2.3m E-W; D 0.75m) enclosed by a drystone wall surviving three courses high with a small stream flowing out from the N face of the well (Fitz Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]