What is recorded here

Toberdoney stands in Lisnamaul, County Down, an early Christian holy well where clean water still rises through ancient stone. People may have knelt at its edge for centuries, drinking or washing wounds before roads or written rules existed. The well does not need a monument to prove its age because the land still remembers the hands that touched it.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HOLY WELL: TOBERDONEY. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Linked to Saint Doney, the well is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and general healing. Local folklore suggests that the name derives from the Irish "Tobar Dónaí," with the saint believed to have been an early Christian hermit or local patron.

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