Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Coill Sáile, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coill Sáile
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34313, -9.71042
- SMR number
- GA064-004----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Just below HWM at the head of a small inlet on W side of Cuan Chill Chiaráin. Known locally as Tobar Cholmcille, it consists of a natural smooth pothole (D 0.3m) with a shallower extension adjoining its rim, said to be the knee-print of the saint. No offerings are visible, but it was frequented in the last generation; seven rounds would be made and a pebble cast into the well on each round. Not visited. (Robinson 1985, 57)
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Mill - cornunder 1 mi
- Kiln - kelp drying1 mi
- Kiln - lime1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.