Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Lackan, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.13973, -7.42147
- SMR number
- LA003-027----
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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 poorly drained pasture, on S-facing slope. A spring well (dims. 0.95m x 0.95m; D 0.5m) enclosed by a stone well-house. The well house (ext. dims. 1.75m x 2.25m ; H 1m; wall T 0.43m) is surmounted by a cross with an inscription which reads 'Blessed by Rev. Father Maher C.C. AD 1891. Small rectangular sandstone trough (dims. 0.29m x 0.4m x 0.15m; T 0.07m) lying on the ground in front of the well.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slab (present location)under 1 mi
- Cross-slab (present location)under 1 mi
- Cross-slab (present location)under 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.