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In the base of the Crowagh River valley, on a broad U-shaped area of level, grassy ground defined by a meander in the river. Immediately to W of the river, the valley slope rises steeply to a plateau of blanket bog which stretching to the W. The well consists of a rectangular, vertical-sided pit (2.4m NE–SW; 1.1m NW–SE; D 0.5m) with a narrow outflow channel extending from the N corner for 4m to the river bank at NNW. Several large stones form a rough surround or paving at the S–SW end of the well. According to local information, the well is known as ‘The Blessed Well’ but it is not associated with a saint, and there is no tradition of a pattern or a ‘cure’. The well was used by turf harvesters as a source of fresh water.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 4 April 2014
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