What is recorded here
Situated on a steep S-facing slope. Described as ‘St. Brigid’s Well’ on the 1840 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map. A small well (dims. c. 0.6m x 0.6m) is now covered in, and provides water to local houses. It was venerated in the 19th century (OS Name Books), but there is no eividence of veneration and it is not now regarded locally as holy. Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 07 October 2011
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA037-024
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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farm house1140 yd
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Templemichael Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.0 mi
Site of ChurchChurch · 1.1 mi
Molana AbbeyHeritage attraction · 1.3 mi
European ash1.5 mi
European Yew2.2 mi
Collegiate Church of Saint MaryHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Ferry PointViewpoint · 2.4 mi
Caliso BayBeach / strand · 3.9 miPictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Gfwc70, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5; Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; The Speckled Bird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; john berry, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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