Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ballydine (kilmurry Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballydine (kilmurry Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Gloragh Wells
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gloragh Wells
- Coordinates
- 52.36056, -7.52203
- SMR number
- TS084-007----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the base of a steep S-facing slope. An underground stream flows out from a cleft in a rock at the base of the hill. It forms a large, shallow pool (D c. 0.08m) which flows off into a stream which joins the River Suir 100m to the S. A flat slab set on edge projects out from the E side of the hillslope forming a partial entrance to the mouth of the stream. The water coming from the mouth is fast-flowing. The entrance stone juts out into the mouth but is not resting on the bed. This is the location of the NE well. The area W of this is heavily overgrown with scrub and undergrowth as is the area to the S. It was not possible to locate the other 2 wells marked on the OS 6-inch map as part of the Gloragh complex. There is no evidence of devotions.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.