Holy Well in Ardbooly Lower, County Clare

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Situated at the base of a very steep W-facing slope, at the W edge of a pasture field. There is very rough, wet pasture to W and drier pasture on the steep slope to E. It is depicted on the 1842 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a well feature and named ‘Holy Well’ on W side of the field boundary, but there is no longer any singular feature at this location. It is depicted and named on later OS historic mapping (1899 and 1920) on the E side of the field boundary. This is a waterlogged, oval depression (c. 6.5m N-S; c. 4.5m E-W) containing grass and watercress and is likely to represent the rising of a natural spring (current D c. 0.35m). It is defined to E by a large flat, moss-covered slab (L 2.75m; Wth 0.7m; T 0.25m) and other small boulders which appear recently placed. It is defined by a field boundary (long-axis NE-SW) to W. The outflow from the spring exits to S, where it appears to drain into a small watercourse c. 85m to SW. The following images have been uploaded: CL027-009----_01.jpg From ENE. General view of monument from the steep slope to E. CL027-009----_02.jpg From E. View of well with 2m rod defining either side.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL027-009

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Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Roger Diel, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Natasha Barton, credited by The Clare Echo, www.clareecho.ie
P L Chadwick / Geograph Ireland, www.geograph.ie
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