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<< Our Photo Pages >> St.Ciaran's Holy Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Donegal

Submitted by DrewParsons on Monday, 28 June 2010  Page Views: 7722

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St.Ciaran's Holy Well
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Donegal Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Killybegs  Nearest Village: Shalwy
Map Ref: G652755
Latitude: 54.626491N  Longitude: 8.539538W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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St.Ciaran's Holy Well
St.Ciaran's Holy Well submitted by DrewParsons : The well photographed en route to Shalwy Court Tomb in September 2008. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Co. Donegal. Photographed en route to Shalwy Court Tomb in September 2008.

A holy well by the west side of the R 263 road from Kilcar to Kellybegs. From here the footpath leads to the Shalwy Court Tombs.
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St.Ciaran's Holy Well
St.Ciaran's Holy Well submitted by DrewParsons : A statue of St.Ciaran by the side of the well. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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