Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Raffeen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raffeen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sunday Well (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.83623, -8.37437
- SMR number
- CO087-017----
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
Set into hillside, at head of narrow glen, approached by narrow stone-faced path Surrounded by semicircular stone-built wall (H 0.8m); roofed by single slab. Stone-covered drain (Wth 0.3m) channels run off. On either side, two slabs, each inscribed with a simple Latin cross, propped upright. First stone (H 0.45m; Wth 0.38m) is cracked. Second stone (H 0.7m; Wth 0.38m) narrows towards base. O'Leary (1991, 34) mentions five crosses; states that site also known as St John's Well. According to Casey (1983, 222) '"Rounds" were performed here up to forty years ago'.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.