Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Dromdowney Lower, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromdowney Lower
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sundays Well (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.17035, -8.69439
- SMR number
- CO024-156001-
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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
In boggy area at bottom of N-facing slope, to S of graveyard (14091). Ruinous section of stone wall and some scattered stones indicate area of well. According to local information, last visit to well was made in late 1940s/early 1950s when rounds were paid during month of June. Visited by Grove White (1905-25, vol. 3, 77) in July 1905 who noted it had been choked up and trampled over by cattle and was in 'a very neglected state'.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.