Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Tooreen (dolla Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tooreen (dolla Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberanure
- Coordinates
- 52.81466, -8.19059
- SMR number
- TN026-050----
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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 in a hollow depression in marshy terrain in an upland area. A poorly preserved dried-up natural unenclosed spring well (dims. 1.9m x 2m x 1.2m D) with a dried-up water channel exiting from the N face. No votive offerings visible.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cursing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.