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National Monuments Service - Holy Wells

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This dataset provides locational information for holy wells across the Republic of Ireland, as recorded by the National Monuments Service. It covers 3,025 recorded sites, including entries for wells whose precise location could not be identified, which have been assigned approximate coordinates instead. The data is geospatial in nature and forms part of Ireland's national record of monuments, supporting heritage research, cultural mapping, and archaeological reference relating to holy wells as a category of historic and folkloric site.This dataset displays locational information for all 3,025 Holy Wells in the Republic of Ireland that has been recorded by the National Monuments Service. The dataset contains information on certain holy wells the precise location of which has not been identified and as a result have been assigned…

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FieldTypeDescription
OID_intInternal sequential record identifier.Internal sequential record identifier.
ENTITY_IDEntity idtextUnique identifier code for the monument record.Unique identifier code for the monument record.
CLASS_CODEClass codetextMonument classification code, e.g. HOWE for holy well.Monument classification code, e.g. HOWE for holy well.
SMRStextSites and Monuments Record number for the monument.Sites and Monuments Record number for the monument.
COUNTYtextCounty in which the holy well is located.County in which the holy well is located.
TOWNLANDtextTownland in which the holy well is located.Townland in which the holy well is located.
COUNTY_IDCounty idintNumeric code identifying the county.Numeric code identifying the county.
ZONE_IDZone idtextGrid zone identifier for the monument's location.Grid zone identifier for the monument's location.
ITM_EItm enumberIrish Transverse Mercator easting coordinate.Irish Transverse Mercator easting coordinate.
ITM_NItm nnumberIrish Transverse Mercator northing coordinate.Irish Transverse Mercator northing coordinate.
LATITUDELatitudenumberLatitude of the holy well's recorded location.Latitude of the holy well's recorded location.
LONGITUDELongitudenumberLongitude of the holy well's recorded location.Longitude of the holy well's recorded location.
MONUMENT_TMonument ttextType of monument, e.g. ritual site - holy well.Type of monument, e.g. ritual site - holy well.
FIRST_EDITFirst edittextEarliest recorded name of the holy well.Earliest recorded name of the holy well.
LATEST_EDILatest editextMost recent recorded name of the holy well, with date.Most recent recorded name of the holy well, with date.
WEBSITE_LIWebsite litextLink to the monument's record on the archaeology.ie map viewer.Link to the monument's record on the archaeology.ie map viewer.
WEB_NOTESWeb notestextDescriptive notes about the monument's location and features.Descriptive notes about the monument's location and features.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1OID_: 1 · SMRS: CL009-076----
{
  "OID_": "1",
  "SMRS": "CL009-076----",
  "ITM_E": "524221.000000000000000",
  "ITM_N": "697263.000000000000000",
  "COUNTY": "CLARE",
  "ZONE_ID": "R126128",
  "LATITUDE": "53.020686869000002",
  "TOWNLAND": "CARRAN",
  "COUNTY_ID": "4",
  "ENTITY_ID": "CL01376",
  "LONGITUDE": "-9.129481340000000",
  "WEB_NOTES": "In hawthorn overgrowth in low-lying pasture at the W end of the Poulacarran Valley, with steep slopes rising c. 50m to the S and c. 80m to the W. Indicated and labelled 'Tobermacreagh' on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This name may be an a",
  "CLASS_CODE": "HOWE",
  "FIRST_EDIT": "'Tobermacreagh'",
  "LATEST_EDI": "'Tobermacreagh' (1916)",
  "MONUMENT_T": "Ritual site - holy well",
  "WEBSITE_LI": " https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=CL009-076----"
}
Record 2OID_: 2 · SMRS: CL010-021005-
{
  "OID_": "2",
  "SMRS": "CL010-021005-",
  "ITM_E": "528864.000000000000000",
  "ITM_N": "699935.000000000000000",
  "COUNTY": "CLARE",
  "ZONE_ID": "R126410",
  "LATITUDE": "53.045334062999999",
  "TOWNLAND": "TERMON",
  "COUNTY_ID": "4",
  "ENTITY_ID": "CL01549",
  "LONGITUDE": "-9.060880227000000",
  "WEB_NOTES": "Situated at the base of a rock face c. 90m S of Templecronan church (CL010-021002-). Named ‘Tobercronan’ on the OS 6-inch maps. The rock face is at NE and the area around the well is concreted over. A small oval opening allows access to the water. Of",
  "CLASS_CODE": "HOWE",
  "FIRST_EDIT": "Tobercronan",
  "LATEST_EDI": "'Tobercronan' (1916)",
  "MONUMENT_T": "Ritual site - holy well",
  "WEBSITE_LI": " https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=CL010-021005-"
}
Record 3OID_: 3 · SMRS: CL010-021007-
{
  "OID_": "3",
  "SMRS": "CL010-021007-",
  "ITM_E": "528888.000000000000000",
  "ITM_N": "699947.000000000000000",
  "COUNTY": "CLARE",
  "ZONE_ID": "R126410",
  "LATITUDE": "53.045445084000001",
  "TOWNLAND": "TERMON",
  "COUNTY_ID": "4",
  "ENTITY_ID": "CL01551",
  "LONGITUDE": "-9.060525019000000",
  "WEB_NOTES": "Listed as ‘Holy well’ in the RMP (1996) with the IG 12892, 19991 (ITM 528888, 699947). On inspection in 1999 this was described as being near the E end of a lowlying damp field with a huge natural boulder nearby to the E. It was apparently a simple",
  "CLASS_CODE": "HOWE",
  "FIRST_EDIT": "Not indicated",
  "LATEST_EDI": "Not indicated",
  "MONUMENT_T": "Ritual site - holy well",
  "WEBSITE_LI": " https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=CL010-021007-"
}
Record 4OID_: 4 · SMRS: CL010-026001-
{
  "OID_": "4",
  "SMRS": "CL010-026001-",
  "ITM_E": "530009.000000000000000",
  "ITM_N": "700508.000000000000000",
  "COUNTY": "CLARE",
  "ZONE_ID": "R126465",
  "LATITUDE": "53.050634004000003",
  "TOWNLAND": "TERMON",
  "COUNTY_ID": "4",
  "ENTITY_ID": "CL01556",
  "LONGITUDE": "-9.043931912000000",
  "WEB_NOTES": "In a sheltered area of rocky scrub with higher ground to N and W and with a penitential station (CL010-026002-) standing at its NW edge. Named ‘Tobernafiaghanta’ on the Cassini edition (1916) of the OS 6-inch map. According to logainm.ie, ‘Tobernaf",
  "CLASS_CODE": "HOWE",
  "FIRST_EDIT": "Not indicated",
  "LATEST_EDI": "'Tobernafiaghanta' (1916)",
  "MONUMENT_T": "Ritual site - holy well",
  "WEBSITE_LI": " https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=CL010-026001-"
}
Record 5OID_: 5 · SMRS: CL010-037001-
{
  "OID_": "5",
  "SMRS": "CL010-037001-",
  "ITM_E": "531745.000000000000000",
  "ITM_N": "699655.000000000000000",
  "COUNTY": "CLARE",
  "ZONE_ID": "R126370",
  "LATITUDE": "53.043193330000001",
  "TOWNLAND": "GLENCOLUMBKILLE SOUTH",
  "COUNTY_ID": "4",
  "ENTITY_ID": "CL01573",
  "LONGITUDE": "-9.017862987999999",
  "WEB_NOTES": "In pasture at the base of a partly wooded rocky incline which rises to W and NW. Indicated and labelled ‘Holy Well’ on both the first edition (1842) and later, Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map. This holy well comprises a small, subcircular",
  "CLASS_CODE": "HOWE",
  "FIRST_EDIT": "'Holy Well'",
  "LATEST_EDI": "'Holy Well'",
  "MONUMENT_T": "Ritual site - holy well",
  "WEBSITE_LI": " https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=CL010-037001-"
}

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