Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Annaghmore (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annaghmore (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tober Patrick
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tober Patrick
- Coordinates
- 53.80112, -8.15166
- SMR number
- RO023-106----
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
On the SE shore of Annaghmore Lough. Described as a holy well by J. O'Donovan in 1837 (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 24). There is no evidence of a well at this location.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1931 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Roscommon collected during the progress of the
Ordnance Survey in 1837. Bray.
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.