<< Our Photo Pages >> Griffy's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Leicestershire and Rutland
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Griffy's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.769 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Griffydam
Map Ref: SK4118
Latitude: 52.758059N Longitude: 1.393911W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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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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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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An odd site just along a path below the road. The name is supposed derived to a Griffin which lived beside the well. However, it is probably more likely to derive from an ancient landowner. The water arises in a square well chamber.
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