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Ritual site - holy well

Townplots West, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Townplots West, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Townplots West
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Tobernakill
Latest-edition OS map
Tobernakill
Coordinates
54.21218, -9.21928
SMR number
MA022-017002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1841 · 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

Located on the SE side of Killala town. Named 'Tobernakill' on the 1838 and the 1929 OS 6-inch map, this well underlies the present-day roadside pavement, and is no longer visible. In 2013 the well was temporarily uncovered when a section of pavement was removed during archaeologically monitored (13E0433) works on the inner relief road. The upper section of the N half of the well was exposed, 0.4m below current street level. It was defined by a rectangular, mortared stone surround. The masonry and design of the well, which incorporated yellow brick and a metal outflow-pipe, appeared relatively modern (Zajac, S. http://www.excavations.ie: 2013:417 - Townplots West, Killala, Mayo).

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 13 July 2016

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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