Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Toberleheen, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberleheen
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Scurvy Well
- Coordinates
- 53.26721, -7.36931
- SMR number
- OF018-014002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
All four holy wells are now destroyed with only a hawthorn bush marking the location of each individual well located beside a stream. One of a group of 4 holy wells. One of a group of 4 holy wells (OF018-014/004-) marked on the OS 6-inch map as 'Scurvy Well', 'Children's Well', 'St. John's Well' and 'Lady's Well'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
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- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.