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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Andrew's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cumbria

Submitted by Anne T on Tuesday, 22 August 2017  Page Views: 2554

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Andrew's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden) Alternative Name: Neddy's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.471 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cumbria Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Carlisle  Nearest Village: Kirkandrews-on-Eden
Map Ref: NY35395851
Latitude: 54.917090N  Longitude: 3.009468W
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
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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
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Anne T visited on 20th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 St Andrew's Well, Kirkandrews-on-Eden: From Stapleton, we headed to junction 44 of the M6 and stopped for refreshments at Houghton Park Garden Centre, then set off via the A689 (western part of the bypass round Carlisle, turning right at the roundabout where the A689 joins Burgh Road. Kirkandrews is almost 2.5 km to the north west of this point. In the middle of Kirkandrews-on-Eden the road splits. The left hand fork goes directly to Monkhill, the right hand fork to Beaumont. The old churchyard is somewhat hidden behind bushes, but is approx. 120 metres from the fork in the road. We parked at the wide farm entrance a little further up the road and walked back to the footpath sign. We followed the footpath for about 50 metres (the old grave stones peer out of the very high grass to your right hand side. As the path starts to descend, we could hear a steady trickle of water and found the well hidden behind weeds that were as tall as I was. Gently moving these aside, so we have a clear view (we thought the weeds might be poisonous) I took photographs. My husband announced this was a very spooky spot (overgrown trees next to a decidedly no longer used grave yard) although I found it strangely tranquil. There was a channel running down the hillside taking rainwater down to the well pool. The main water came out of the bank to the side at a 90 degree angle to the sandstone basin, then trickled down into a second channel running down the hill. The basin was much silted up with sandy soil but the flow was strong and clear. Although Pastscape says the well pool is 1.0 metre square, I thought it was rectangular, measuring 1.5 m long b about 80cm wide. Don’t know what happened to the church, but then just discovered the small mention below – closed in the 1750s with no visible evidence remaining.

St Andrew's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden)
St Andrew's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden) submitted by Anne T : Standing looking at the bank where the spring emerged, with the well pool - a rectangular stone (or brick?) basin - below. There was a steady flow of water, which could be heard from quite a way away. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Cumbria

This holy well lies just east of the old churchyard of St. Andrew's in Kirkandrews-on-Eden. The church was closed in the 1750s and no trace of it remains today, but the grave yard and grave markers remain, maintained as a wildlife area.

The well is some 50 metres down the footpath from the road which runs from Kirkandrews-on-Eden to Beaumont, to the northern edge of the church yard; the footpath itself joins up with the Hadrian's Wall Footpath (note there is a diversion on the Hadrian's Wall Path due to a recent landslip).

The footpath, at the time of our visit, was somewhat overgrown, but very atmospheric, with the tall grass almost covering the grave markers to your right as you walk along. As the path starts to descend a gentle slope, you will hear the steady trickle of water. You will see a lined channel running to your left hand side, and this leads to the well pool.

This is a natural spring which comes out of the bank through a modern pipe, running in a steady flow into what looks like a sandstone (or brick?) trough below. The water overflows the well pool and runs down a lined channel towards the River Eden.

A very brief mention is given on Pastscape - see Monument No. 10602 - which says the water from the well was used for baptisms.
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St Andrew's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden)
St Andrew's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden) submitted by Anne T : The water overflows from the well basin into a lined channel below, which runs down towards the River Eden. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Andrew's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden)
St Andrew's Well (Kirkandrews-on-Eden) submitted by Anne T : First view of St. Andrew's Well from the footpath (having carefully moved the surrounding weeds which were almost as tall as I am) so we could actually see the well. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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