Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilshenane, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilshenane
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Killeen Well
- Coordinates
- 52.54216, -7.97547
- SMR number
- TS060-115----
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In poorly drained area of improved pasture, on a very gentle WNW-facing slope. Gentle, oval depression (dims. c. 3m NE-SW; c. 2.5m NW-SE; Dth c. 0.05m). Long drain (long axis NE-SW; Wth c. 2m) extends from SW-side. Depression likely indicates natural spring. Named 'Killeen well' on latest edition OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.