Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Artramon, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Artramon
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Bridgets Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Bridgets Well
- Coordinates
- 52.37797, -6.47939
- SMR number
- WX037-006----
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 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked on the 1839 and 1941 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described as ‘St. Bridget’s Well’ on both. It is located in a little quarry towards the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope. The well is an oval feature (dims 1.3m x 0.9m) defined by moss-covered stones, but with very little water. The well is still venerated, and blue crosses are painted onto stones in the vicinity. There is a shrine with a single statue of a female saint attached to a nearby tree. The church (WX037-005001-) is c. 120m to the NNE and the tower house (WX037-007----) is c. 50m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 13 December, 2012
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.