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Ritual site - holy well

Brickendown, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Brickendown, County Tipperary South, 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
Brickendown
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Brickendown Well
Latest-edition OS map
Brickendown Well
Coordinates
52.51769, -7.83253
SMR number
TS061-166----

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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)
  • 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 rough pasture, in a gentle hollow (dims. 10m NNE-SSW; 9.5m ESE-WNW; max. D 0.65m; sides of hollow at SW: Wth 4m; H 0.65m). Circular well (dims. 0.75m NNE-SSW; 0.75m ESE-WNW) defined by corbelled stone wall (total H 0.85m; H to ground level 0.55m; T 0.25-0.55m) which extends (H 0.3m) above ground level and is enclosed by a sod-covered stone mound (dims. 2.35m ESE-WNW; max. 2m NNE-SSW) on exterior. Rectangular, lintelled opening (dims. H 0.35m; Wth 0.65m) is open to SSW. Top is closed by same lintel and a capstone which are set slightly apart from one another. A third capstone rests on top of these and closes top of well. Mortar (possibly cement?) visible on interior in places and exterior on right hand side of opening. Water depth (D 0.2m) to base at present. Bottom silted and has some occasional nettles and pond weed. Cut rectangular stone visible at S-side. Mature thorn tree is c. 4.5m to NNE. According to local information this is a holy well which was is still visited occasionally and white rags hung around the mature whitethorn tree. Depicted and named 'Brickendown Well' on latest edition OS 6-inch map. Land drain (long-axis c. E-W) is c. 8m to E.

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.

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