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Well

Lorrha, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Well, Lorrha, County Tipperary North, 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
Lorrha
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.09062, -8.12322
SMR number
TN004-010033-

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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

Natural spring well now dried up covered with stone roofed structure which may have had a corbelled roof now mainly destroyed standing beside a stream running through Lorrha monastery. Although there is no local tradition of a pattern or any association with St. Ruadhan of Lorrha, the siting of the well may suggest a possible association with the early Christian monastery (TN004-010011-). The remains of a possible sunken roadway can be seen in the field running adjacent to the well may suggest that this well is pre-1700 in date. St. Ruadhan's holy well (TN004-010007-) is located 145m to NNE and the Dominican friary (TN004-010001-) is 155m to WSW.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by James Heenan

Date of upload: 27 July 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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