<< Our Photo Pages >> Devil's Whispering Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Somerset
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Devil's Whispering WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.254 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Bishop's Lydeard
Map Ref: ST1671029841
Latitude: 51.061842N Longitude: 3.189921W
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| 5 | Perfect |
| 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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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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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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Apparently curses could be whispered here into this roadside well. This is interesting as the chamber is at an angle as if you could whisper without being seen! It is a large structure about five foot high and is found West Street.
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