Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ballynevin, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynevin
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberquan
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobar Chuain
- Coordinates
- 52.31134, -7.39611
- SMR number
- WA003-051002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated on a steep NE-facing slope down to a N-S stream. Tobar Chuain is a stone-lined well (dims. 3.05m x 2.45m; D 1.75m), with an ash tree growing from its walls, NE of the church site (WA003-051001-) within a D-shaped area defined by stone walls. A pattern was held here from July 9th-11th in the 19th century (OS Name Books). (Power 1896b, 12-13)
Power, P. (1896b) The ancient ruined churches of Waterford. WAJ. 2, 2-15, 195-298.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 6 December 2010
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.