Saint Brendan’s Well

Saint Brendan’s Well is a spring in , . Saint Brendan’s Well is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Illaunloughan and Geokaun.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jose Antonio Gutierrez D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in , Ireland. The site is located on a tiny island of 0.3 acres in Portmagee Channel, a channel separating from the Iveragh Peninsula. is situated 3 km southeast of Saint Brendan’s Well.

Peak
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountain is the highest mountain on , . is situated 4 km east of Saint Brendan’s Well.

Ruins
is a signal tower located on in , Ireland. The tower was built in 1805 by the British Board of Ordnance during the Napoleonic Wars. is situated 3 km southwest of Saint Brendan’s Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmagee and Chapeltown.

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of , with a population in 2022 of 116. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.

Village
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is a village on in the south-west of . It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being 4 kilometers away. is situated 4½ km east of Saint Brendan’s Well.

Village
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, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on , , in . It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island. is situated 8 km east of Saint Brendan’s Well.

Saint Brendan’s Well

Latitude
51.90995° or 51° 54′ 36″ north
Longitude
-10.39888° or 10° 23′ 56″ west
Named after
Brendan the Navigator
Open location code
9C3FWJ52+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1327909072
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Saint Brendan’s Well” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Tobar-olla-Brenainn”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Viewpoint and Cromwell’s Fort.

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