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Modernised oval-shaped well, lined with stones; surrounded by concrete wall with opening to S. Second stone wall, also with opening to S, surrounds first with pathway between. Statue niche on top outer wall to N, backed by hedge. Concrete fence enclosed large area around well. Stream flows down slope to E well. Still visited on August 15th and December 8th.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO136-008

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  • Eddie O'Hare / Echo Live, www.echolive.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Ingo Mehling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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