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Ritual site - holy well

Templemichael, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Templemichael, 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
Templemichael
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St Michaels Well
Latest-edition OS map
St Michaels Well
Coordinates
51.99248, -7.88468
SMR number
WA037-013003-

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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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on the W side of a short promontory (dims. c. 260m E-W at S; c. 200m N-S) jutting N into the confluence of the W-E Glendine River with the N-S Blackwater River, and c. 110m SW of the site of Templemichael church site (WA037-013001-). This is a natural spring (diam. c. 1.5m) flowing off to the W, which was venerated in the late 19th century (OS Name Books; Power1898a, 209).

Power, Rev. P. (1898a) Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford, WAJ 4, 83-95, 195-219.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 07 October 2011

References

Power, Rev. P. 1898a Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 4, 83-95, 195-219.

Nearby in the register

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

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