Skip to content

St Bridget's Well

St Bridget's Well, seen from above at true elevation

St Bridget's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Slieve Na Calliagh stands 329 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballybeg, a peak 0.9 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.69678, -6.80653

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ballybeg: 0.9 mi
  • Faughan Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Durhamstown: 3.3 mi
  • Bohermeen: 3.6 mi
  • Jamestown: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
Springs
  • St. Anne's Well: 3.3 mi
  • Saint Colmcille's Well: 3.9 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 4.7 mi
  • Saint Reid's Well: 5.3 mi
  • Saint Keeran's Well: 6.9 mi
Parks: 49
  • Durhamstown Castle: 2.9 mi
  • Old Kells Courthouse: 3.3 mi
  • Blackthorn Grove Park: 3.5 mi
  • Jamestown Bog Recreational Area / Rest Area: 3.7 mi
  • Remembrance Garden: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 36
Artworks: 32
  • Angel of the Past: 3.5 mi
  • Maureen O'Hara: 3.6 mi
  • Wishing Tree: 3.6 mi
  • Plough: 3.7 mi
  • Book of Kells: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Parnell Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Secret Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Walled Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Loughcrew Gardens: 14.1 mi
  • Virginia Community Garden: 14.6 mi
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Mullaghmeen Forest: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 20.0 mi
  • Port Oriel: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Rock of Curry: 21.4 mi
  • Ben Head: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of St Bridget's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve Na CalliaghWNW 285°329 m12.9 mi
Mount OrielENE 62°303.7 m13.6 mi
TeevurcherNNW 340°255 m13.8 mi
EdennagullyNNW 345°237 m14.1 mi
Slieve BreaghENE 62°225 m10.2 mi
UghtyneillNNW 345°204 m9.0 mi
Mullagh HillNW 322°201 m10.9 mi
Bruise HillNW 310°196 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5418:40
June solstice04:5721:0322:02
September equinox07:1318:4219:29
December solstice08:4315:0016:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

  • Small Tortoiseshell2 obs
  • Northern Wheatear1 obs
  • Hawthorn Shield Bug1 obs
  • Large White1 obs
  • Common Drone Fly1 obs
  • Buff Ermine1 obs
  • Zebra Jumping Spider1 obs
  • apple-of-Peru1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13731158624

More springs in Ireland

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to St Bridget's Well.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens