St John’s Well
St John’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. St John’s Well is situated nearby to the cemetery St John the Baptist Church Graveyard, as well as near Church of St John the Baptist.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well in Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “John’s Well” and “Saint John’s Well”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Toberpatrick.
Toberpatrick
Spring
Toberpatrick is a spring, which is situated 570 metres northeast of St John’s Well.
Cantwell’s Castle
Ruins
Cantwell's Castle is a tower house located in the townland of Sandfortscourt in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It served as the main residence for the head of the Cantwell family, While debated of who owned it in its final days the facts point to the Cantwell Family. Cantwell’s Castle is situated 3 km southwest of St John’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnswell and Castlewarren.
Johnswell
Locality
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires.
Castlewarren
Village
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castlewarren, previously known as Buile, is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located some 4 kilometres north of the N10 national primary road at Flagmount. Castlewarren is situated 4½ km east of St John’s Well.
St John’s Well
- Categories: Holy Well Semantic Concept, holy well, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.70287° or 52° 42′ 10″ northLongitude
-7.16959° or 7° 10′ 11″ westNamed after
John the BaptistOpen location code
9C4JPR3J+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 8567014803OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126474774
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In Other Languages
“St John’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Achadh”
- Irish: “Tobar Eoin Baiste”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist Church Graveyard and Johnswell Cemetery.
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