Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Forgney, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Forgney
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Patricks Well
- Coordinates
- 53.54222, -7.70449
- SMR number
- LF027-036----
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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. This well is enclosed by a low circular drystone wall (diam. 0.8m; wall T 0.5m). The surrounding area is densely overgrown with scrub.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 7 June 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.