Christs Well

The well is virtually unrecognisable and is covered with overgrowth. Impossible to examine due to dense overgrowth. Large boulder marked on OS 6-inch map as 'Christs Stone' (OF016-030002-) beside holy well. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Linked to Christ himself, the well and adjacent "Christs Stone" may have been a site of early Christian pilgrimage or devotion. Local tradition suggests the stone may have been used for ritual purposes, though specific cures or practices are not recorded.