Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Knocknagore, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknagore
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St Bridgets Well (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.79542, -8.29186
- SMR number
- CO099-027----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In wooded glen, on N-facing slope. Stone-lined well; semicircular back wall (H 1.1m; Wth 1m). Run off flows N from well. According to O'Leary (1919, 84) 'the number of people making "rounds" has diminished considerably'. Disused. O Murchadha (1967, 16) identifies this well as St. Mary's and St. Brigid's as another holy well (CO099-028---) nearby to SE.
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
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Dovecoteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.