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Submitted by Anne T on Sunday, 02 September 2018 Page Views: 982
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Saffron Well (Barhaugh) Alternative Name: Saffron Well (Kirkhaugh)Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Alston Nearest Village: Kirkhaugh / Slaggyford
Map Ref: NY69285148
Latitude: 54.857161N Longitude: 2.480052W
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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Anne T visited on 31st Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Saffron Well (Barhaugh): After the peace and quiet of Kirkaugh Wells and the Church of the Holy Paraclete, we drove past this even more remote spot. Andrew was brave enough to hop over the stile and descend the very steep, overgrown path down to the river. He reported that a ‘stream just started from nowhere, forming a pool, then running into Barheugh Burn’. Due to the sheer amount of foliage and trees, it was difficult to photograph. Only a very short entry on Pastscape. I've done several internet searches and not been able to find out anything else.
This well is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 959024, which simply reads: "Saffron Well - General reference OS 1st Edition, 6", Northumberland 106a, 1865."
Sited close to Barheugh Burn, the well pool can be reached from a stile to its east, over the fence alongside the 68 cycle route; follow a narrow, steep, overgrown track down towards the burn. This pool appears seemingly out of nowhere, water issuing from the hillside, its water then running into the Barhaugh Burn.
Does anyone have any information about this curiously named well, still marked on recent editions of the OS map?
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