Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
Cam, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cam
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.45834, -8.12593
- SMR number
- RO048-100----
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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
Situated towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope of Cam Hill with Cam church (RO048-099001-) c. 350m to the SW. This well is locally thought to be the original holy well of Cam parish before Brideswell (RO048-108001-), which is c. 3 km to the E, was established. It is not visible at ground level, and there is no evidence that it was ever a holy well. Archaeological testing (04E1521) c. 100m to SSW in failed to produce any related material (Rooney 2007a).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Rooney, F. 2007a Cam, Brideswell: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 375, No. 1441. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.