Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
Cannakill, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cannakill
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fooran Well
- Coordinates
- 53.34363, -7.29112
- SMR number
- OF010-010005-
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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)
- 1811 · 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
Surface spring which rises in flat pasture land. Well is unenclosed and has no features of archaeological interest (OS Letters Vol. I 113).
No surface trace visible of well which was located on the W facing slope of Croghan hill with medieval church (OF010-010) and castle (OF010-010) to the N and NW. (O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 40; Comerford 1883, 320-2)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.