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Ritual site - holy well

Glennagevlagh, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Glennagevlagh, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Glennagevlagh
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
St Josephs Well
Coordinates
53.60840, -9.67095
SMR number
GA012-002----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

At HWM on S shore close to the head of Killary Harbour and c. 20m from road. It consisted of a hollow (not a spring), now filled in, which was situated in SW corner of a small, low, subrectangular drystone enclosure (L 3.5m, Wth 2.3m) with an entrance on S side. The base of a modern concrete cross is visible at W end. A fish used to be seen in the hollow but the well has not been frequented recently (pers. comm. T. Robinson).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).

Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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