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In low-lying boggy ground, c. 20m N of a stream. A circular well (int. diam. 1.2m), covered with overgrowth, named 'Kingsbrook Well' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. According to Wood-Martin (1892, 355-6, n. 1), this well was 'formerly held in estimation as "holy"'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

associated with a local tradition of healing, particularly for skin ailments, and was visited by people who left offerings of coins and small stones as tokens of gratitude. The name "Kingsbrook" may hint at an early royal or prehistoric connection, though no specific saint is clearly linked to the site in historical records.