What is recorded here
Holy wells have never stopped giving water, even when the stones around them broke or buried. That is why people kept returning to Bighouse, drawing cups or bottles from the dark mouth of the earth and carrying the water home. The well may have been forgotten by maps, but it never stopped being useful.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HOLY WELL (O.S. mem site; unlocated). Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
CROSS (O.S. memoir site; unlocated) in BighouseCROSS (O.S. memoir site; unlocated) · 1219 yd
Lime KilnRural Industry · 1285 yd
ENCLOSURE (possibly rath); destroyed in BallyvennaghtENCLOSURE (possibly rath); destroyed · 1.0 mi
Murlough CottageHouse · 1.1 mi
FairheadCliff · 1.7 mi
CarnanmoreMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Fairhead - FarrangandooCliff · 2.2 mi
Torr HeadViewpoint · 2.6 mi
Ballypatrick ForestForest · 2.7 mi
CASTLE (O.S. memoir site; unlocated) in LossetCASTLE (O.S. memoir site; unlocated) · 3.3 mi