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Located in the N half of an ecclesiastical enclosure (DG084-001001-), and c. 15m N of a graveyard (DG084-001002-) which is located in the S half of an oval enclosure (DG084-084-001011-). This holy well is not indicated on the 1836 OS 6-inch map; it is named ‘St Columbkille’s Well’ on the 1907 edition. It consists of a…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG084-001004
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- Maker not stated on source page, nl.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- louise price, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- louise price, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
- Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Donegal Daily (publisher); individual photographer not stated, www.donegaldaily.com
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