Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Eochaill (Bar. Árainn), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eochaill (Bar. Árainn)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Speahgortatober
- Latest-edition OS map
- Speahgortatober
- Coordinates
- 53.12944, -9.71821
- SMR number
- GA110-085002-
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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 the foot of a low limestone bluff c. 150m WSW of Teampall na Ceathrar Álainn (GA110-086001-). This well, correctly Spíce Gort an Tobar, is a natural spring flowing into a hollow in the bedrock. It is defined on N side by a mortared stone kerb. No offerings or other signs of veneration in evidence. A number of grave-plots (GA110-085003-) lie immediately to N.
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
- Pillar stoneunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.