Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Commons East, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Commons East
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Werburghs
- Coordinates
- 53.45096, -6.20972
- SMR number
- DU012-022----
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
Named on Duncan's map (1821) as 'St. Werburgh's Well'. There is however another St Werburgh's well to the southwest (DU011-045----). This well has been built over. No visible remains.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 16 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cremation pitunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.