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Ritual site - holy well

Kilnanooan, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Kilnanooan, County Roscommon, 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
Kilnanooan
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Tobercroghoor
Latest-edition OS map
Tobercroghoor
Coordinates
53.80544, -8.28285
SMR number
RO022-056039-

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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

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

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

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