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Ritual site - holy well

Carrignagower West, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Carrignagower West, County Waterford, 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
Carrignagower West
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Carthaghs Well
Latest-edition OS map
St. Mocolomogs Well
Coordinates
52.16885, -7.92648
SMR number
WA021-004----

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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

Marked as 'St Carthag's Well' on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and as St. Mocolomog's Well on the 1927 ed. Situated in mixed woodland towards the top of a steep SW-facing slope on the N side of the valley of the E-W Glenakeefe River close to where it meets the N-S Glounagad Stream. This is a natural spring surrounded on three sides by a masonry wall. Visitations were made at Easter until c. 1980.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Revised by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 21 February 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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