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Tobar San Séain, near Knocktopher

Tobar San Séain is a holy well in County Kilkenny, 11 km north-west of Knocktopher.

Not in use since c. 1920s, water was pumped by local residents until 1950s. Fenced off area in cow pasture. Concrete ring with lid. Several hawthorn trees in the vicinity which used to be part of the pattern.

From Knocktopher
11 km north-west, in a straight line

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Tobar San Séain is in Knocktopher, County Kilkenny. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

It is 11 km north-west of the centre of Knocktopher in a straight line. The map records no stop within walking distance.
Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Callan (351051), 2.1 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Callan 2.1 km
    bus 717
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  • Coláiste Éamann Rís 2.3 km
    bus 817c
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Getting to Knocktopher covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other holy wells in Knocktopher

Nearest to Tobar San Séain first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Tobar San Séain, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 32 holy wells in Knocktopher

Questions people ask

Where is Tobar San Séain?
Near Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, 11 km north-west of the centre.
What are the opening hours of Tobar San Séain?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is Tobar San Séain from the centre of Knocktopher?
11 km north-west of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.
Are there other holy wells near Tobar San Séain?
32 in Knocktopher altogether. The nearest are Tobernagibboge, Toberakin and Saint Brigid's Well.
How do you get to Tobar San Séain without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Callan, 2.1 km away in a straight line, and bus 717 call there, run by JJ Kavanagh. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

Where this comes from

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The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap node/8522332218, and can be corrected there.
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Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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