What is recorded here
Located on a N-facing slope. A well, which is known locally as St Dympna’s Well or St Davnet’s Well, has a cement canopy that was provided in the 1950a. It is connected with St Dympna of Tedavnet, whose church (MO006-022001-) is c. 4km to the SSE but the well is not recorded in antiquarian descriptions.
Date of revised upload: 29 August 2017
St Davnet’s Well is associated with St Dympna of Tedavnet, a 7th-century Irish saint venerated for her healing powers and protection against mental illness. The site reflects a tradition of pilgrimage and water worship linked to her cult, which was later syncretized with St Dympna, a similar saint from medieval Belgium.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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