Well of the head
Well of the head is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. Well of the head is situated nearby to the meadow An Rillig, as well as near Huntingbrook House (ruins).- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well in Ovenstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Toberakin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newtown Church ruin and Burnchurch Castle.
Newtown Church ruin
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newtown Church ruin is a ruins, which is situated 1 km southwest of Well of the head.
Burnchurch Castle
Ruins
Photo: Simonak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burnchurch Castle is a well-preserved 15th century Norman tower house with a round gate tower, located in the parish of Burnchurch, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Burnchurch Castle is situated 2½ km north of Well of the head.
Lacken Well
Spring
Photo: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lacken Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Well of the head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Callan.
Kells
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Kells is situated 3 km southeast of Well of the head.
Callan
Town
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Callan is situated 5 km west of Well of the head.
Dunnamaggin
Village
Dunnamaggin is a small village in the south County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and Knocktopher, east of its intersection with the R697 between Kells and Kilmoganny. Dunnamaggin is situated 6 km south of Well of the head.
Well of the head
- Categories: holy well, Holy Well Semantic Concept, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.55321° or 52° 33′ 12″ northLongitude
-7.31139° or 7° 18′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C4JHM3Q+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 8515246136OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126454486
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Well of the head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Well of the head” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar an chinn”
- Irish: “Tober-a-chinn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Rillig and Huntingbrook House (ruins).
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Fearann na hEaglaise and Conway Hall.
Ireland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Galway.
Curious Springs to Discover
Uncover intriguing springs from every corner of the globe.