Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Bouleevin, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bouleevin
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberacollure
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberacollure (Site of) (1916)
- Coordinates
- 53.06857, -8.95489
- SMR number
- CL007-002----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On level improved pasture. Indicated along a former field boundary c. 35m to the SE and named ‘Toberacollure’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch maps. A well site now covered by a low cairn of small stones cleared from surrounding field (L 5m; Wth 4m; H 1m) upon which 3 whitethorn bushes grow. No trace of any water or stream emerging from under the cairn or any votive offerings on the site.
An ecclesiastical enclosure (CL007-003001-), associated building (CL007-003002-) children’s burial ground (CL007-003003-) and church (CL007-003004-), lie 30m to the NE.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 30 September 2021
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.