Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Lettercollum, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lettercollum
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobermary (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.63950, -8.77525
- SMR number
- CO136-008----
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
Modernised oval-shaped well, lined with stones; surrounded by concrete wall with opening to S. Second stone wall, also with opening to S, surrounds first with pathway between. Statue niche on top outer wall to N, backed by hedge. Concrete fence enclosed large area around well. Stream flows down slope to E well. Still visited on August 15th and December 8th.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.