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St. Werburghs

Holy well

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Named on Duncan's map (1821) as 'St. Werburgh's Well'. There is however another St Werburgh's well to the southwest (DU011-045----). This well has been built over. No visible remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU012-022

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  • Darcydwyer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Tony in dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, fi.pinterest.com
  • Darrin Antrobus, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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