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St. James Well

Holy well

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Some 160m NW of, and upslope from, a graveyard. (GA094-049001-). It apparently consists of a natural spring, now incorporated into one of the private gardens of Cruachan Park housing estate where it has been extensively landscaped (info. T. Fanning). Not visited. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 339) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA094-048

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • LMFM; photographer not named, www.lmfm.ie
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