St. Kevins Well (Site of) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

St. Kevins Well in County Galway is a ritual site where a circular hollow two metres wide still marks the place despite losing most of its structure. The earthen bank from south through west to north suggests people shaped the ground around a sacred source rather than building a grand stone chamber. It may have served local prayers, healing or seasonal visitation, while the flat farmland above it has slowly buried the edge of that older life.

In flat farmland. This very poorly preserved well, dedicated to St Kevin, consists of a circular hollow (D 2m), filled with earth and stone, enclosed by an earthen bank from S through W to N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Linked to St. Kevin of Glendalough, a 6th-century Irish monk and founder of the monastic city of Glendalough, the well is associated with traditional Christian pilgrimage and healing practices. Local folklore often attributes curative properties to the water, particularly for eye ailments, a common association with St. Kevin in Irish tradition.

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