Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Pollans, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pollans
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Altar Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Altar Well
- Coordinates
- 54.97635, -7.84255
- SMR number
- DG052-014----
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 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
An overgrown well sited 40m N of a former 'altar' (DG052-033----) used as a penitential station. It is situated at the foot of the N slope of Crockatee in marshy land.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 02 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Penal Mass stationunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.