<< Our Photo Pages >> Source de la Douix - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in France in Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21)
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Source de la DouixCountry: France Département: Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Chatillon-sur-Seine Nearest Village: Chatillon-sur-Seine
Latitude: 47.859890N Longitude: 4.579220E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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The Douix river comes out of a cliff on the edge of town and flows a short disance before flowing into a side arm of the Seine. It is already a very scenic place, but several years ago, archeologists dug up the basin and found large numbers of bronze fibula dating back to the iron age and beyond as well as other archeological artifacts now in the museum. There is a niche in the cliff face above the source and i wonder if previously a Celtic or Roman god occupied the location before a saint was move there.
Amusingly, local women had been throwing needles and safety pins into the basin even up the 20th century while wishing for good health. Amazing how ancient mores last over millenia. 220 Meters Altitude
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