St. Cronans Well, holy well in County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated in a low-lying area at the base of a steep hill which lies to the NW. A covered, circular well (Wth 1.7m; H 2.2m) of keyhole plan with the entrance (L 2m; Wth 0.76m) at SE. A wall (Wth 0.35m) encloses five steps which lead down to the entrance. The well is built of sandstone with crude cement mortar. Three iron bars support a crude stone 'lintel' consisting of stones set on edge. The well is c. 1m above external ground level and has an external cement cap smoothed over a corbelled roof. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN017-001001

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