Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ardsallagh, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardsallagh
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Bridgets Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Brigids Well
- Coordinates
- 51.98702, -7.86080
- SMR number
- WA037-024----
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
Situated on a steep S-facing slope. Described as ‘St. Brigid’s Well’ on the 1840 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map. A small well (dims. c. 0.6m x 0.6m) is now covered in, and provides water to local houses. It was venerated in the 19th century (OS Name Books), but there is no eividence of veneration and it is not now regarded locally as holy.
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: 07 October 2011
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Knights Templarsunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.