Description

SJ 56 SE
1/20

RUSHTON C.P.
ARDERNE HALL ESTATE

The Monks Well

II

Eye catcher. C19 of coursed rubble and ashlar consisting of ruined
wall with an archway and a cross on the northern tip of a small
quarry. The northern wall of the quarry has a three-quarter circular
cell carved into the rock with a cambered lintel to its doorway
(called the hermit's cell). To the right of this is a water trough
with a spout above it. On the lip of the quarry above is a portion of
broken wall with a buttress at left and a pointed archway to the
right. To the right of this is a cross on a base of two steps, the
upper one of which is carved with C18 or early C19 schoolboy graffiti
showing initials carved within the outline of the soles of boots. The
C19 cross above has chamfered edges and is inscribed ST. on
CRISPIN
the southern side and MCDXV on the northern face.
Agincourt.

Listing NGR: SJ 56300 63124

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26615267

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)