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St. Bridgets Well in Ballon

Holy well
St. Bridgets Well in Ballon
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What is recorded here

Described as 'now dry' on 1839 'OS 6-inch' map. (JKAS 1933, 214). Test trenching carried out within area of constraint in 2005 by Coilin Ó Drisceoil (Ó Drisceoil, 2008, p. 18) failed to reveal anything of archaeological significance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW013-069

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.ampersandtravel.com
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