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St. Fechins Well — Rathmore

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St. Fechins Well — Rathmore
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In densely overgrown ground, adjacent to a road. A subcircular stone-lined well (2m x 1.8m; D 0.5m) fed from S by a small stream which in turn is fed from a larger stream c. 20m to S. A stone step leads down into the well on the N side. There are four other wells associated with St Fechin in the vicinity (SL026-010----; SL026-015----; SL026-151----; SL033-062----). 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

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