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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Blakemere) Alternative Name: Blakemere holy wellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.161 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Herefordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Hay-on-Wye Nearest Village: Blakemere
Map Ref: SO37254128
Latitude: 52.066321N Longitude: 2.916798W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
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AJHL visited on 1st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5 The site is on private land, essentially in someone’s front garden. You can see it over the fence but cannot get right up to it due to the setting.
geoffstickland have visited here
At the hamlet of Holywell three-quarters of a mile east of Blakemere. Close by Holywell Farm (on private land) a small pool of water fed by a naturally-formed spring is all that now remains of a once sacred site. The hamlet takes its name from the holy well.
Long ago part of an ancient cross stood by the well. This had Celtic-style interlacing in the form of long loops that formed a cross. The artefact was excavated from the field nearby, but its whereabouts are unknown. We know that the holy well/spring was venerated by the faithful from early Christian times, though, in fact, it is a natural underground spring and therefore predates Christianity from a geological point of view.
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