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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Bride's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Saturday, 08 January 2011  Page Views: 7930

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Bride's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.244 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gloucestershire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Chepstow  Nearest Village: St. Briavels
Map Ref: SO5574404515
Latitude: 51.737584N  Longitude: 2.6423W
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.
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.
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
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St Bride's Well
St Bride's Well submitted by HOLYWELL : The well is set into the sandstone wall of beneath the castle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
St Bride's well arises in a stone arched niche set into the stone walling within site of the castle, which probably dates from the 1800s.

Despite this it is easily overlooked as it is built into the sand stone wall and only a metre in diameter. The water is fairly clear, but the structure is in need of repair. Its dedication, as with other such sites is problematical, many authorities will identify that the dedication is St Bridget, the sixth century Irish saint, who is much respected in her native lands. However it is possible that the dedication is the survival of a pagan dedication, Bride being the female goddess of the Celtic Brigantes.
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St Bride's Well
St Bride's Well submitted by Geojazz : Picture taken through the bars of the gate (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Bride's Well
St Bride's Well submitted by HOLYWELL : A closer view of the well. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO5504 : Footpath to Lower Road, St Briavels by Jonathan Thacker
by Jonathan Thacker
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SO5504 : St Briavels - Cinder Hill road junction by Roy Parkhouse
by Roy Parkhouse
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SO5504 : Public footpath in St Briavels by Jaggery
by Jaggery
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SO5504 : St Briavels Castle by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2006(licence)
SO5504 : St Briavels Castle by Roy Parkhouse
by Roy Parkhouse
©2007(licence)

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