Christian Sites

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

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

Located in a flat expanse of rough, lowlying pasture, bordering the shoreline of Lackan Bay. Ground rises gradually to S and SE. Named ‘Tobernacreeva’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps, this spring fed pool (1.45m NE-SW; 1.38m NW-SE; D 0.3m) is co Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Some 60m S of Salrock church (GA010-008001-). This well, correctly Tobar Salruc, is indicated on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map but was evidently gone by time of 2nd (1896), when the words ‘Site of’ are appended. No visible surface trace survives. The above d Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

On S side of track leading E from Salrock Pass. Known locally as St Joseph’s Well, it consists of a small, roughly rectangular, water-filled hollow delimited by small fliat blocks of stone. Some coins are visible, as are the remnants of a small cairn imm Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In circular enclosure (CO115-01501-). Low rectangular-shaped cairn (L 3.2m; Wth 2.2m) with two hollows (diam. 0.8m; D 0.45m) in its surface. Tradition of cures for cattle (O’Shea and Crowley 1972, 301).The above description is derived from the published Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated in a slight depression in undulating countryside with the nearby Mulkear River to the S. A disused holy well consisting of a natural spring (dims. 0.9m x 0.5m) with water flowing S towards the nearby river. According to a local landowner the wel Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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

Natural spring well known as ‘Fooran Well’ located 60m to SW of site of Abbey (WM030-035—-). The monument was inspected in 1973 and described as follows: ‘A small well enclosed by natural rocks & overhung by some low bushes. A small stream runs Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On wet low-lying ground. This well is enclosed by a low circular drystone wall (diam. 0.8m; wall T 0.5m). The surrounding area is densely overgrown with scrub. Compiled by: Patrick F. O’Donovan Date of upload: 7 June 2013 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On N shore of Loch Fhormaoil. Known locally as An Tobar Beannaithe or Tobar na bhFaithní, it consists of a small natural hole (D 0.2m) on the lake margin which runs horizontally into the rock for c. 0.3m and contains some coins. A couple of small stones Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

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