
What is recorded here
Listed as a Spa Well on some old maps. The the name can be interpreted as the well of iron and the water was supposed to have a 'smack' of sulphur
Tober an Iarainn, possibly meaning "the well of iron," is a small but historically notable spring or waterfall associated with sulphur-rich water, likely feeding a modest stream in a rural landscape. Its mineral waters were once recognized for potential therapeutic qualities, marking it as a Spa Well on older maps, making it of interest for both geological and historical study.
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