St. Nicholas Well

In a slightly marshy level area on a gentle WSW-facing slope, in pasture. Mora Church (TS069-060001-) is located 70m to the NW. This holy well was dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra, as was the nearby church (Power 1938, 66). According to the OSL (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 83 (251)) stations were performed at the well on Good Friday. The well is depicted on the 1st (1840) and 1906 ed. OS 6-inch map as a small circular feature less than 10m in diameter. A drain (long axis N–S) extends c. 100m N of the well and joins a stream. The holy well is no longer visible above ground level. It is likely that both it and the drain were blocked up during drainage and land consolidation works. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

St. Nicholas Well is dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra, a 4th-century bishop venerated as a protector of sailors and children. The well and the nearby church share the same dedication, reflecting the saint's widespread veneration in medieval Christian tradition, particularly in rural and coastal communities.