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Ritual site - holy well

Lackan, County Laois, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Lackan, County Laois, 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
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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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)
  • 1811 · 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

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

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

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