Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
Cloonmoylan (abbeyville Ed), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonmoylan (abbeyville Ed)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberaphuca
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberaphuca
- Coordinates
- 53.06094, -8.31287
- SMR number
- GA126-011----
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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 undulating pastureland. This natural spring well is bounded by a U-shaped wall opening to the N, and is formed mainly of natural rock outcrop as well as a large boulders. Two steps at N lead down to it. No votive offerings were visible. It is the source of a small stream running NW from it.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 3 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.