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Tobersool : Holy Well

CountyDublin
Grid RefO 166 656
GPSO 16593 65578 (9m)
Longitude6° 14' 14.9" W
Latitude53° 37' 37.21" N
Nearest TownBalbriggan (4 Km)
OS Sheet43
UTM zone29U
UTM x682676.3699502
UTM y5945570.3080656
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 17th October 2004

I wasn't expecting too much here today, but I found more than I expected. Basically the well still exists!

I could see a clump of thorn trees through the hedgerow, but was frustrated in my attempts to reach it until I noticed a rusty tubular steel stile buried in the hedge. I managed to scramble through and reach the well.

It is surrounded by a modern wooden fence with a small gap in it for access. Within this a 1m x 50cm stonelined opening (the well) is covered by a sheet of corrugated iron. The water is just 10cm below the ground level, which came as a bit of a surprise.

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