Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cullenstown (shelmaliere West By.), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cullenstown (shelmaliere West By.)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.34357, -6.72957
- SMR number
- WX036-065----
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in the defile (D c. 4m) cut for a NNW-SSE road, on the E side of the road. This is a well fed by water from a pipe and with an overflow pipe to the NW. It has an arched and rendered canopy (dims 0.78m NNW-SSE; 0.75m ENE-WSW; H 0.73-0.83m) with an arched niche in the back wall. It is known as the 'Blessed Well' and is still venerated as offerings are present.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 8 November, 2012
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.