Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
Lorrha, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lorrha
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.09282, -8.12269
- SMR number
- TN004-010029-
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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
In 2002 archaeological excavations carried out by Stephen J. Linnane on a housing development site to the north-west of St Ruadhan's Abbey and partially impinging on the outer ditch of the ecclesiastical enclosure. This excavation was carried out under Licence No. 01E1055 (Linnane 2004, 479). Outside the enclosure to the north, excavation revealed a circular feature or pit (diam. c. 2m; D c. 1m) cut into the limestone bedrock that has been interpreted as a well or cistern. This well had gone out of use by AD 1255-1453 (Linnane 2004, 479).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
References
Linnane, S. 2004 Lorrha. Early Christian Ecclesiastical. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 479 (No. 1738). Bray. Wordwell.
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