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Ritual site - holy well

Southknock, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Southknock, County Wexford, 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
Southknock
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Brandon Well
Latest-edition OS map
Brandon Well
Coordinates
52.38577, -6.94739
SMR number
WX029-022----

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Described as ‘Brandon Well’ in gothic script on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated in a quarry or grotto at the bottom of a SW-facing slope. This is a natural spring with a masonry surround (int. dims. 0.57m E-W; 0.45m N-S; H 0.5m) and a single lintel. It overflows into a modern pool (diam. c. 5m) with concrete surrounds and wooden benches. A second spring in the quarry channels into a drinking trough (diam. 0.6m) on the outside of the NW-SE estate wall, now known as Brandon Well. This trough overflows into a large rectangular trough (int. dims. 1.5m by 0.5m) for animals. A limestone plaque (dims. 0.5m x 0.5m) over the troughs says ‘Erected by the NRBC in 1885’. There is no evidence that either well was ever venerated.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 7 August, 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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