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In a paddock, 50m NW of a derelict farmhouse. Named 'Tobercaleen' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. An oval depression (2m N-S; 2.6m E-W) defined SE-NE by earth and rock (int. H 1.2m) and NE-SE by a muddy gently sloping ramp to the exterior. The base of the well is of rock and mud and holds 0.4m of water. Water is piped from it to water troughs nearby. According to local information, there are no cures associated with this well and no tradition of 'patterns' or pilgrimages. There is, however, a local tradition that it has moved from upslope to W to its present location. There is another holy well (SL041-046----) c. 200m to NW in Cloystuckera townland. Templecaleen church (SL041-048001-) is c. 90m to S. Another church (SL041-049----) lies 150m to S.
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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