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Ritual site - holy well

Knockanrawley, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Knockanrawley, 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
Knockanrawley
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
St Bridgets Well or Toberbreda
Coordinates
52.47429, -8.15497
SMR number
TS067-005----

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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

At E end of Tipperary town, in the yard of corporation houses on the S side of Father Matthew Street, off S side of Main Street. Named on current OS 6-inch map as 'St Bridget's Well or Toberbreda'. It is incorporated into W side of wall of restaurant building. Circular well (diam. 1.7m) defined by random rubble stone wall (ext. H 0.4m above pavement) bonded with a cement based mortar. Upper courses of wall truncated in E segment by wall of building. Interior of shaft lined with rubble stone and bonded with lime based mortar. Full depth of well not determined. Water source possibly blocked as stagnant water is at a depth of c. 2.5m below top of well shaft. Iron grate fixed into place over opening of shaft.

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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