Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Knockgarraun (sergeant), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockgarraun (sergeant)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Lady Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lady Well
- Coordinates
- 52.14048, -7.74570
- SMR number
- WA022-039----
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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
Situated on rock outcrop overlooking the N-S Finisk River, with the stream c. 200m to the E. This is an oval depression excavated from rock outcrop (dims. 2.2m E-W; 1.6m N-S; D 0.6-0.8m) which may be an ancient shrine. Patterns were formerly held here on August 15th. (Beary 1911; Forsayeth 1911b)
Beary, M. (1911a) Miscellanea - 'Holy well at Modeligo,' JRSAI 41, 393-4.
Forsayeth, G. W. (1911b) Miscellanea - 'Holy well near Modeligo, Co. Waterford' JRSAI 41, 186-7.
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.
Date of upload/revision: 23rd March, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.