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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sheddons Hill and Spring - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Tyne and Wear

Submitted by durhamnature on Sunday, 29 July 2012  Page Views: 4465

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Sheddons Hill and Spring
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.73 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Tyne and Wear Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Gateshead  Nearest Village: Eighton Banks
Map Ref: NZ28125755
Latitude: 54.911873N  Longitude: 1.56291W
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
2 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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Jon_Coxhead visited on 4th Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Very windy day on my visit [04/01/23] (only a 15-minute bike ride away from my house) so didn't stay long or do any exploring on the top of the hill. From what I could tell, as an update to previous observations, the Goarse has largely been cleared from the main hill (although it could definitely return if not checked). The area around the hill still appears to be used by horse riders etc. There is still considerable Gourse at the point of entry and near the spring; however, it's evident that the footpath is 'maintained' and that the area around the spring has been cut back (I imagine the area near the spring would quickly be overrun with grass and weeds in the summer if not kept in check). I plan to go back in Springtime and explore the hill and generally see how the site is being maintained during this time of year. I'm very happy to have recently discovered 'The Megalithic Portal' and in turn, realise that this interesting site is right on my doorstep.

Sheddons Hill and Spring
Sheddons Hill and Spring submitted by durhamnature : Sheddons Hill, above the spring, a neolithic flint shaping site. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Tyne and Wear.
A small spring at the foot of Sheddons Hill, a neolithic flint working site.

There is a triangular mortared stone well head, but this was very overgrown and neglected in 2012. There is a better picture on www.washingtonlass.com/shadenshill.html, when the well was less overgrown.
The same site has some speculations about the archaeology of Sheddons Hill. Certainly, a large number of worked flints were found here from 1923 to 1933, some of which are now in the Sunderland Museum. Small flint nodules can still be found. There are large sandstone boulders on the hill, several with modern carvings of names and dates (1915, for example). Linear features on some of the rocks are fossils of Carboniferous trees.
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Sheddons Hill and Spring
Sheddons Hill and Spring submitted by Jon_Coxhead : Sheddons Hill Spring - January 4th 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sheddons Hill and Spring
Sheddons Hill and Spring submitted by durhamnature : The well head, overgrown but still flowing with clean water. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NZ2857 : Road at Sheddon's Hill by Oliver Dixon
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NZ2857 : The Bowes Railway by JThomas
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NZ2857 : Minor road heading towards Eighton Banks by Trevor Littlewood
by Trevor Littlewood
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NZ2857 : Mount Road closed off by Alex McGregor
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NZ2857 : Cycle pass on Mount Road by Oliver Dixon
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