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Ritual site - holy well

Castlehiggins, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Castlehiggins, 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
Castlehiggins
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Toberatubar
Latest-edition OS map
Toberatubar
Coordinates
52.46407, -7.67292
SMR number
TS070-050----

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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 W-edge of woodland, at base of W-facing slope. Roughly circular area (dims. 2m N-S; 1.7m E-W; D 0.2m) enclosed by stone kerbing (H 0.55m from base of well) N-ENE; earthen bank ENE-ESE; open (Wth 1.25m) to S; collapsed stone wall WSW-WNW and rubble stone wall (H 1.05m from base of well) WNW-N. Air bubbles from natural spring visible at E-side of well. Water flows S through open area and along recently re-cut drain (D 0.08m) flanking E-side of field boundary. Narrow water outlet to W, where enclosing wall has been breached, empties into fast flowing stream flanking W-side of field boundary. Natural rock outcropping to NE provides shelter. Enclosure (TS070-051----) located 440m to ESE.

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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