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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Swainshill)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.394 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Herefordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Swainshill
Map Ref: SO43724177
Latitude: 52.071423N Longitude: 2.822507W
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An interesting site located in the weir gardens owned by the National Trust. Legend has it that it was a Roman bath, indeed remains of a villa are nearby but its shape makes it unlikely, a possible water shrine perhaps. The present structure is probably Victorian.
A local legend states of a romance between an ancient Briton women and a Roman soldier. His general had sent him on a mission to speak to another women at the well on his behalf. His lover saw them together and thinking the worst, threw herself in the river. He jumped in after to save her but was also drowned. They are both said to haunt the well. Despite this the water was said to have love making virtues. It is easily found in the gardens.
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