Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cartown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Bridgets Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.65941, -8.83345
- SMR number
- LI004-003----
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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
In pasture, on W bank of stream. Annotated St. Bridget's Well on first edition OS 6-inch map but not marked on subsequent editions of the OS maps. No surface remains visible. Holy Well (LI004-039----) in same townland dedicated to St. Bridget located 360m to S.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 01 July 2019
References
Ó Danachair, C. 1955 The Holy Wells of County Limerick Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 85, 193-217
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 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.