Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Coole Upper, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coole Upper
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Holy Well (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.10846, -8.20313
- SMR number
- CO036-019005-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 woodland, within small enclosure. Oval-shaped, clochán-type structure covers well; opening at S; concrete grotto on roof contains offerings. Runoff joins stream to SSE through lintelled channel; one of these possible grave slab. Concrete blocks set around base of structure. In occasional use. Coole abbey (CO036-01904-) to W; church (CO036-01902-) to SW.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.