St Bridgets Well at Curryroe, Roscommon

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What is recorded here

In a low-lying position on the E bank of a small S-N stream or drain. St Bridget's holy well, which is c. 110m NE of Drum church (RO051-063001-), was conserved in 1987-9. This is a circular well lined with limestone and surrounded by limestone paving stones within an enclosure defined by a masonry wall. Archaeological testing (04E1491) c. 80m to the E failed to produce any related archaeological material (Halpin 2007).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO051-066

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