Well

The National Monuments Service's description

On Curtin’s Lane within Ennis Historic town (CL033-082----). A well-preserved stone-lined well (1.3m E-W; 1.2m N-S) walled with medium-sized roughly cut blocks was discovered in September 2020 during excavation works for the Ennis Public Realm Regeneration Project by Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services (Moore and Parra 2020). The well was in a mixed brown silty clay layer and was 0.5m below the modern ground surface. It is 1.58m in depth with a layer of stone and clay at the base. Previous excavation work may have disturbed the well as evidenced by an existing duct immediately to the S. The date of the well is unknown but it appears to predate the 1840 OS map. The well will be preserved in situ and presented as a street feature.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL033-082056-_01.jpg The top of the well following exposure and cleaning (photo: Moore group).
CL033-082056-_02.jpg Portion of the interior structure of the well (photo: Moore group).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 24 November 2020

References

Moore, D. and Parra, J. 2020 Report on the results of archaeological excavation: Well discovered at Curtin’s Lane, Ennis during works for the Ennis Public Realm Regeneration Project, Ennis, Co. Clare. Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Limited, Licence Number 20E0349. Unpublished report submitted to the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.