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<< Text Pages >> Holy Well (Caistor) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Lincolnshire

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Sunday, 27 February 2011  Page Views: 5830

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Caistor)
Country: England County: Lincolnshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Caistor
Map Ref: TA1172501229
Latitude: 53.495908N  Longitude: 0.317293W
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.
3 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.
5 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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Lincolnshire

Near the church steps, the site was associated with eye problems. There are legends that the first local converts to Christianity were converted using the spring.
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TA1101 : Fountain Street, Caistor by Paul Harrop
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TA1101 : Caistor - Fountain Street by Paul Harrop
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TA1101 : Fountain Street, Caistor by Chris
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TA1101 : Country Georgian by Richard Croft
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TA1101 : Church Folly by Chris
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Re: Holy Well (Caistor) by emerald on Tuesday, 04 June 2013
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Had a walk around the church but couldn't find this well? If anyone has directions please comment thanks
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