Holy Well in Ballinacrea, County Carlow

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Steps down to well not visible at time of inspection.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW017-027

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Photo credits

Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain
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IrishFireside, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Tommy Murphy / Carlow Nationalist, www.carlow-nationalist.ie
Vicente Fernández Rioja, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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