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Holy Well in Coole Upper

Holy well
Holy Well in Coole Upper
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In woodland, within small enclosure. Oval-shaped, clochán-type structure covers well; opening at S; concrete grotto on roof contains offerings. Runoff joins stream to SSE through lintelled channel; one of these possible grave slab. Concrete blocks set around base of structure. In occasional use. Coole abbey (CO036-01904-) to W; church (CO036-01902-) to SW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO036-019005

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Pictures: Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Kieranandsarahjordan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Hywel Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Hywel Williams, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0

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