Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cartron (granard By.), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron (granard By.)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Patricks Well
- Coordinates
- 53.76939, -7.50649
- SMR number
- LF010-084----
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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
On the SE-facing slope of a low hill in rough pasture. In 1837 O’Donovan recorded that there were ‘three venerable ash trees, two living and one dead’ at this well. Its waters were used as a drink only and an ‘Ana or Stabha’ (a drinking-cup chained to the well) was always left at it for the use of pilgrims (OSL, 24). The well is within a D-shaped structure (2.3m ENE-WSW; 1.6m NNW-SSE) defined by a low drystone wall (H 0.7m; Wall T 0.6m). The upper portion of the wall is relatively modern but the lower courses appear to be considerably older. A stream flows in a SE direction from it. (Kearney 1969, 19)
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 7 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.