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Ritual site - holy well

Castletown (Iverk By), County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Castletown, County Kilkenny, 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
Castletown (Iverk By)
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
W
Coordinates
52.39758, -7.37995
SMR number
KK034-032007-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

On the lower S-facing slope of Kilmacoliver Hill, overlooking the valley of the River Suir. The holy well is c. 25m E of the S side of Kilkeran graveyard (KK034-032002-). It is associated with the early medieval monastery of Kilkieran and Kilkieran church (KK034-032001-). The well is mentioned by Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 243) as, ‘Tubber-Killkeerawin, or Kilkieran holy well’, he also refers to the ‘holy water font’ or bullaun (KK034-032008-) which is beside it. The stone-lined well is roughly circular in shape (dims. 0.82m N-S; 0.87m E-W; D 1.05m; D of water 0.36m), opening to the S where there are two large flat slab steps. The water springing from the well flows southward beneath the slabs. A roughly semi-circular area immediately to the N and E of the well has been revetted with curving stone walling. A concrete post has been erected to hold a long handled cup to enable pilgrims to drink from the well.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 15 August 2018

References

Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.

Nearby in the register

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

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