Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilfintan, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilfintan
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberfintan
- Coordinates
- 53.72843, -7.48074
- SMR number
- LF016-011----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 wet low-lying ground, c. 25m to the W of a stream. This circular well (diam. c. 1.3m) is defined by a low, relatively modern wall. Adjacent to it is a modern, large, wooden cross.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 7 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.