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Penitential station in Wellpark

Penitential station

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Adjacent to St Feighin's holy well (GA126-038001-). Two small cairns are regarded as penitential stations. In recent years they have been rebuilt as they had partially collapsed (Hoctor 2017, 17).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA126-038002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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