CHURCH, HOLY WELLS & BATH HOUSES: STRUELL WELLS in Struell

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHURCH, HOLY WELLS & BATH HOUSES: STRUELL WELLS. Recorded period: POST-MED; MED/L.MED. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Struell Wells is traditionally associated with Saint Cianan (or Kian), an early Irish saint linked to the founding of monastic sites in the region. The site includes three holy wells and a bathhouse, historically used for ritual washing and pilgrimage, with the waters believed to have curative properties, particularly for skin ailments and lameness.