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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Holwell)Country: England County: Dorset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Sherborne Nearest Village: Holwell
Map Ref: ST699121 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.907579N Longitude: 2.42947W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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This well is located a short distance down a track behind St Lawrence’s Church, Holwell. Head down the narrow and muddy track just west of the church. Cross the Caundle Brook and about 50 yards further on the track crosses 3 concrete culverts. At this stage the well is just to the left of the track in an area that has once been fenced.
The well has steps leading down into it although at present these cannot be seen as it is filled up with silt with only the very top of the structure visible.
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