Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilnanooan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilnanooan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tobercroghoor
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobercroghoor
- Coordinates
- 53.80544, -8.28285
- SMR number
- RO022-056039-
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
At the bottom of the E-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge, and approached by a concrete path (Wth 1m) from a lay-by off a NW-SE roadway c. 40m to the N. Rectangular well (dims 1.3m x 0.9m) with a concrete surround and canopy (H 1.6m). It is the origin of a stream which runs off to the SE, but there is no evidence of veneration. Rath (RO022-056057-) is c. 250m to the SW. Archaeological testing (07E0772) c. 50m to the NNE in Toberrory produced no archaeological material (Henry 2010b).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Henry, M. 2010b Kilnanoon: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 413, No. 1497. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.