Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Garrymore (aughrim Ed ), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrymore (aughrim Ed )
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Patricks Well
- Coordinates
- 53.31460, -8.35993
- SMR number
- GA087-088----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In gently undulating grassland. An underground spring well enclosed by an oval mortared well-chamber (L 1m, Wth 0.6m), capped by a large displaced flagstone. Two steps lead down to the water at N. According to local information, the well was used for medicinal and domestic purposes up to 20 years ago. The flagstone, which was originally lying flat, was deliberately moved to yield easier access. The site of 'St. Patrick's Stone' (GA087-186----) lies 500m to SSE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.