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Ritual site - holy well

Toureen, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Toureen, 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
Toureen
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Peakauns Well
Latest-edition OS map
St. Peakauns Well
Coordinates
52.40809, -7.99255
SMR number
TS075-023005-

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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 the base of a NW-facing slope with a stream running roughly N-S c. 7m to the W. A stone-lined, roughly circular well (dims. 1.6m x 1.56m; D 1.2m) with cement mortar. Two stone steps lead down to water in the NNE quadrant. A covered channel runs NNW-SSE from the NNW quadrant of the well. Clear water in the well (D 0.5m) which never runs dry. On the S side of the well, inserted in the top of the wall of the well, there is a cross-slab (TS075-023044-). The pattern day is on the 1st of August. The area surrounding the well was originally enclosed by a wooden fence which was replaced by a stone wall (c. 1985). Within this enclosed area, 2m S of the well there is a bullaun (TS075-023073-) apparently brought to this location c. 1990 from neighbouring Ballydrehid townland. S of this stone there is a millstone which was also transported from Ballydrehid c. 1990. It is a conglomerate stone (diam. 1.33m; T 0.16m) with a central perforation (diam. 0.35-0.37m) with four rectangular slots (L 0.07-0.08m; D 0.03-0.05m) projecting from this perforation. It is resting on a specially constructed stone and cement pedestal. A stoup has been inserted into the top of the wall immediately E of the holy well. It appears to be of 19th-century date. It is fluted towards the base with foliate decoration above.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 14 April 2014

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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