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Ritual site - holy well

Knockanyconor, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Knockanyconor, 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
Knockanyconor
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Johns Well
Latest-edition OS map
St. Johns Well
Coordinates
53.54610, -8.04904
SMR number
RO045-056001-

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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

In a low-lying landscape. A circular well (diam. 1.2m) within a rectangular paved enclosure (int. dims 2.1m N-S; 2m E-W) defined by masonry walls (Wth 0.9m; H 0.3m) is approached by steps from the S and has a D-shaped masonry alcove (Wth 1.45m; D 1.35m; max. H 0.8m) on top of the N wall of the enclosure. Adjacent to the E is a dry circular well (RO045-056002-) (diam. 1.5m; D 1m) conserved in masonry and approached by steps from the S. To the N of the wells is a young ash tree on a D-shaped mound (dims 3.5m E-W; 2.5m N-S; H 0.4m) which is just inside the N wall of a D-shaped enclosure (int. dims 14.35m N-S; 12.3m E-W) defined by masonry walls (Wth 0.5m; H 1m) with straight sides at N and E, which is entered through a gate at the N end of the E wall. The well was conserved in 1984. It is still venerated, and according to J. O' Donovan writing in the 1830s a pattern was held at that time on the 23rd June, although it was held on the 16th Aug. at an earlier time (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 32-3).

See the attached image taken from the S

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

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

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