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Ritual site - holy well

Toberleheen, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Toberleheen, County Offaly, 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
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-

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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)
  • 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

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

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

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