Well in Coolfin, County Laois

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

What is recorded here

Marked on the 1839 and 1908 eds OS 6-inch maps. In undulating countryside. No known references to the site. A shallow pool of water.

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