Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbride
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- White Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- White Well
- Coordinates
- 53.44074, -7.33059
- SMR number
- WM033-015----
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
A wide shallow pool of clear water formed from a natural spring, used as a drinking place for livestock marks the site of the well depicted as 'White Well' on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. A stream runs S from the pool of water. No evidence of any votive offerings around the well or any evidence that the well was ever used as a site of pilgrimage. no evidence to suggest that this is the site of a holy well. Whitewell House located 155m to NNE and ringfort (WM033-013---) 150m to the W.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.