<< Text Pages >> Lough Hyne St. Brigit's wells - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Lough Hyne St. Brigit's wellsCountry: 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:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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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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