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<< Text Pages >> Lough Hyne St. Brigit's wells - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Tuesday, 19 February 2013  Page Views: 2939

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Lough Hyne St. Brigit's wells
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Skibbereen  Nearest Village: Pookeen
Latitude: 51.505862N  Longitude: 9.31285W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
3
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Co. Cork

Two holy wells dedicated to St.Brigit. Probably used in ancient times on the way from the hill down to the Lough Hyne in the Pookeen valley.
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