Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Formoyle (Farrell), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Formoyle (Farrell)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Martins Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Martins Well
- Coordinates
- 53.61630, -8.00524
- SMR number
- LF021-020----
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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
Within a heavily waterlogged hollow. This spring well is unenclosed. According to local information, patterns were held here up until the beginning of the 20th century.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 7 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.