Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penitential station
Lackan, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.23167, -9.07405
- SMR number
- SL016-005002-
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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
Located at a holy well (SL016-005001-). High, kidney-shaped cairn (max. dim. c. 10m; H 2m) of loose stones. The holy well is located at the indentation on the west side of the cairn and is partially covered by cairn material. According to tradition, visitors to the well placed a stone on the cairn as part of their prayer ritual (OS Name Books, 447).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.