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<< Our Photo Pages >> Spout Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Scotland in Fife

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Monday, 04 September 2006  Page Views: 7443

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Spout Well
Country: Scotland County: Fife Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ceres
Map Ref: NO400114
Latitude: 56.291232N  Longitude: 2.970919W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
3

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Spout Well
Spout Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : The local minister in 1840 (who lived to 90) advised: ‘If you want to live long in Ceres, drink daily at the Spout Well.’ (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Fife.


The Spout Well is located just across the iron footbridge over Ceres Burn.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO4011 : Carved panel, Ceres Weighhouse by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2008(licence)
NO4011 : Bishop Bridge, Ceres by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2008(licence)
NO4011 : Caution - slippery when wet by James Allan
by James Allan
©2012(licence)
NO3911 : Heritage Path notice by kim traynor
by kim traynor
©2011(licence)
NO4011 : Ceres Burn by edward mcmaihin
by edward mcmaihin
©2011(licence)

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