St Columbkille’s Well
St Columbkille’s Well is a spring in County Kildare, Leinster. St Columbkille’s Well is situated nearby to the cemetery Moone Abbey Graveyard, as well as near Moone High Cross.- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well in Moone, County Kildare
- Also known as: “Saint Columbkille’s Well”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moone Abbey and Moone High Cross.
Moone Abbey
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moone Abbey is a ruins, which is situated 120 metres southwest of St Columbkille’s Well.
Moone High Cross
Cross
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moone High Cross is a high cross and national monument reputedly dating from the eighth century located in Moone, County Kildare, Ireland. At 17.5 feet high it is the second tallest high cross in Ireland, and also one of the best preserved of its kind. Moone High Cross is situated 130 metres southwest of St Columbkille’s Well.
Bolton Abbey
Monastery
Bolton Abbey, Moone, County Kildare is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1965. It was established by monks from Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea, and became an independent monastery and abbey in 1977. Bolton Abbey is situated 2½ km south of St Columbkille’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moone and Timolin.
Moone
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road about 60 km south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre.
Timolin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Timolin is a village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is located off the R448 road, the former N9 road about 80 km south of Dublin. It is a small village, with less than a hundred inhabitants, one shop and two pubs.
Ballitore
Village
Photo: 2ManyCats4Me, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballitore is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, sometimes spelt as Ballytore. It is noted for its historical Quaker associations. It was the first planned Quaker village in either England or Ireland - and remains the only one in Europe. Ballitore is situated 3½ km north of St Columbkille’s Well.
St Columbkille’s Well
- Categories: holy well and body of water
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98025° or 52° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-6.82387° or 6° 49′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C4MX5JG+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 14008431353OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q140529961
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