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St Fechins Well

Holy well

What is recorded here

At the base of a low cliff. A spring well covered with a lintelled surround (Wth 0.8m; H 0.8m). There are four other wells associated with St Fechin in the vicinity (SL026-010----; SL026-015----; SL026-086----; SL026-151----).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL033-062

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Willie Duffin, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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