What is recorded here

In improved pasture on a W-facing slope. Known locally as St. James' Well and is associated with St. James' Church (TS062-096----) and graveyard (TS062-096001-) c. 200m to S. Two ringforts (TS062-089---- and TS062-097----) are located c. 120m and 220m to the NE and S respectively. According to local information the well was stone-lined and had been used to pipe water to Peppardstown House, which is c. 80m to the SW, before being blocked up. It is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

St. James Well is associated with the veneration of St. James the Greater, a patron saint traditionally linked with pilgrimages and healing. The well may have been a site of early Christian pilgrimage or local devotion, possibly connected to the nearby church and graveyard.

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