Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
Clonmoney North, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonmoney North
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.71283, -8.83559
- SMR number
- CL051-177----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Excavation in 2000 (Licence no. 99E0565) in advance of the construction of the N18-N19 Ballycasey-Dromoland Road Improvement Scheme revealed a 19th-century ornamental well most likely constructed by the owners of the nearby Clonmoney House. consisting of an irregular flight of steps leading down a gently sloping ramp onto a flagstone platform which facilitated easy access to the water. The water was fed by means of a duct. A formally built rockery delimited the structure along its northern flank. (Clinton 2002, 22-4)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 25 July 2016
References
Clinton, M. 2002 Clomoney North. I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2000. Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 22-4, No. 63. Wordwell. Dublin
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- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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