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<< Our Photo Pages >> Derwic Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Saturday, 16 February 2008  Page Views: 10466

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Derwic Well Alternative Name: Duric well
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bakewell  Nearest Village: Bretton
Map Ref: SK2054978171
Latitude: 53.300096N  Longitude: 1.69313W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 4

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Derwic Well
Derwic Well submitted by rogerkread : Adventurous scrambling required to reach this, which I presume is the remains of Derwic Well as it fits the description being backed by a wall, there are the very sketchy remains of the paths shown on the OS map leading to it, and it appears to be a stone basin, though there is no trace of a building. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Derbyshire.
A fertility site as women who drank of its waters were said to be made fruitful.

This site is difficult to find, and arises in a small, about two feet by three feet, stone lined and roofed chamber set into the hill side. It is marked on the current O/S laying in a small copse. Look for a wall and it is just infront of this.
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Derwic Well
Derwic Well submitted by rogerkread : Well interior - at least the spider's web is in focus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Derwic Well
Derwic Well submitted by rogerkread : Closer view - plenty of water after recent rain. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Derwic Well
Derwic Well submitted by rogerkread : Easier to find and appreciate the well in spring rather than autumn! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Derwic Well
Derwic Well submitted by rogerkread : A slightly closer view showing what appears to be a worked stone which has fallen into the pool. Note if you are trying to visit, the (slightly) easier route is through the little gate next to the footpath sign beside the old packhorse track. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK2078 : Near Bretton Clough by Jonathan Clitheroe
by Jonathan Clitheroe
©2010(licence)
SK2078 : Unmade lane across Bretton Moor by Roger Temple
by Roger Temple
©2007(licence)
SK2078 : The head of Bretton Clough by Roger Temple
by Roger Temple
©2007(licence)
SK2078 : Gate and stile near Bretton by Roger Temple
by Roger Temple
©2007(licence)
SK2078 : Looking north from Nether Bretton by Neil Theasby
by Neil Theasby
©2019(licence)

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Re: Derwic Well by Anonymous on Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Hi, We went to this well yesterday and we're really happy to find what felt like am ancient sacred place. The stone-lined chamber can be seen if you look into the dark recess where the water is. It is dressed stone and I wonder how old it is. The rest of the well appeared to have included a reservoir enclosed by stone. We found it using a 1:25,000 Is map coming up a deep side clough from Bretton Clough.
Cecilie Browne
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Re: Derwic Well by Anonymous on Sunday, 02 December 2012
Went again today. There is a steep little valley below the pool. I went down this to get below the pool. The pool seems to be surrounded by a retaining wall. I did not see anything that looked like a chamber. See the 1883 OS map which shows a circular enclosure.

C Tyldesley
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Re: Derwic Well by Anonymous on Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Visited the site today using the 1:25000 OS map. What I found was a small marshy pool at the foot of a small tree lined bank. The pool is just above a steep drop into Bretton Clough. There are remains of walls to the rear of the pool but nothing like a stone lined and roofed chamber. Perhaps what I saw was something above the well and the well itself is further down near the edge of the hill. Worth another visit.

Chris Tyldesley
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    Re: Derwic Well by HOLYWELL on Monday, 15 April 2013
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    Hi chris
    Hopefully you may be reading this. There's a picture of the well in the book holy wells and healing springs of Derbyshire. Ill I can find it ill post it here.
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