What is recorded here

Holy Well stands in Tullanee, County Derry, a small water place marked only as holy and uncertain in time. Its shallowness is likely, but the name suggests people once believed the water could touch the unseen. That belief may have born the well, not measurement.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HOLY WELL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Linked to Saint Brecan, the well is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and general healing. Local folklore suggests that the water was once used in seasonal rituals and that the site was a place of pilgrimage in early Christian times.

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