Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Castlehiggins, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - hall-houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.