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Located on the sandflats/seabed in Dumcliffe Bay, 7m N of the S shoreline of the bay.
A natural spring, which bubbles up through the sandy floor of the seabed, is enclosed by a rough wall (diam. 2m; H 0.3-0.4m) of low contiguous stones, with a gap (Wth 0.7m) at NW. The wall is one stone wide and one to two stones high. The stones are seaweed-covered. The well is visible and accessible only at low tide. According to local tradition, it is dedicated to St. Columcille, and curative properties are attributed to the waters (pers. comm. Tamlyn McHugh, 2014). The Pattern Day is on the 9th of June. There is a low-tide routeway (SL008-182----) across the bay c. 40m E of the well.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 22 July 2014
Attached images:
SL008-201----_01.JPG viewed from the NW
SL008-201----_02.JPG viewed from the S
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