Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Baldurgan, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baldurgan
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Bridgets Well
- Coordinates
- 53.50271, -6.25030
- SMR number
- DU007-016----
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
St Bridget's Well consists of a natural spring well in a hollow in a field under tillage. Described in 1975 as a 'natural spring in bushy hollow in ploughed field' (Henry A. Wheeler 13/05/1975, SMR File). No longer venerated (Healy 1975, 19). Now appears as a grassy soggy circular pool (diam. c. 2m) in corner of a field under tillage (Skyvova 2005, 44).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 12 April 2023
References
Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.
Skyvova, P. 2005 Fingallian Holy Wells. Fingal County Libraries.
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.