Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Doory, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doory
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilbally Holy Well
- Coordinates
- 53.61197, -7.75142
- SMR number
- LF023-048001-
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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 low-lying marshy ground. This natural spring is enclosed by a substantial drystone wall (H 0.5-1m; Wth 0.5m). The entrance is at E. A holy bush (LF023-048002-) is associated.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 7 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 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.