Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone head (present location)
Ferns Upper, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ferns Upper
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.59091, -6.49191
- SMR number
- WX015-003020-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to a plaque at St. Mogue's Well (WX015-003006-) stone from Clone Church (WX015-023001-) c. 2.7km to the S and Ferns Cathedral (WX015-003003-) was used in constructiing the superstructure of the well in 1847. The material from Clone is thought to include the stone head facing the road (Ó Broin 1983-4, 33-4),
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 30 April, 2012
References
Ó Broin, G. 1983-4 The holy wells of Wexford. Journal of the Wexford Historical Society 9, 27-35.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.