Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Inchcleraun, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inchcleraun
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58058, -8.01019
- SMR number
- LF021-065----
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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 Inchcleraun island, c. 180m to the SW of an ecclesiastical enclosure (LF021-048001-) and 80m to the NW of an earthwork (LF021-049----). Named ‘Well’ on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, this is possibly the holy well, dedicated to St Diarmuid, recorded by Hills (1860, 339) as 'the spring or well to which the venerated name of S. Diermit gave a reputation for sanctity was not far from this church [see LF021-048002-]'. Not visited.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 7 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.