What is recorded here

Shipperdowney Well sits in Ballyhowne, County Antrim, its age unknown but its water likely flowing since before human memory. The name suggests a sharp turn or descent, perhaps marking the path where a river bent or a road dropped into valley darkness. People may have drunk from it, washed wounds, or simply followed its line to safety when lost. The well does not need a date to be real; it needs only to give water and be remembered.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as SPRING WELL: SHIPPERDOWNEY WELL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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