Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbride
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberbreedia
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberbreedia (site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.44866, -7.33671
- SMR number
- WM033-002----
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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
Natural spring well located immediately S of the SE corner of the walled garden belonging to Dunboden Park. Church (WM033-008----) and graveyard (WM033-008001-) located 250m to the S. The monument consists of a stone lined, covered natural spring well that has been abandoned and is now overgrown. The partial remains of an iron surround can be seen along with the remains of a water pump which no longer works. No evidence of any votive offerings at the well. Designated as 'Toberbreedia' on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. There is a discrepancy between the location of the holy well that is depicted on the first edition OS 6-inch map and on the revised OS 6-inch maps and the OS 25-inch map. the latter editions appear to have marked the holy well at the wrong location.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 29 March 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.