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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rock Park - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Powys

Submitted by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 23 July 2008  Page Views: 4425

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Rock Park
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.92 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Powys Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Llandrindod Wells
Map Ref: SO055610
Latitude: 52.239049N  Longitude: 3.385333W
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.
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
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
5

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Rock Park
Rock Park submitted by TimPrevett : The spring itself. Signs encourage you to taste it, and it is incredibly salty and odd tasting! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Powys

A marble surround with a spout from which flows water rich in chalybeate in Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells. Very salty tasting, and does not keep well.
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Rock Park
Rock Park submitted by TimPrevett : The spring itself. Signs encourage you to taste it, and it is incredibly salty and odd tasting! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rock Park
Rock Park submitted by TimPrevett : Some of the spa buildings associated with the nearby chalybeate spring. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO0560 : Woodland walk, Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells by Andrew Hill
by Andrew Hill
©2014(licence)
SO0561 : Llandoddie, Llandrindod Wells, Powys by Christine Matthews
by Christine Matthews
©2013(licence)
SO0561 : Llandoddie, Llandrindod Wells, Powys by Christine Matthews
by Christine Matthews
©2013(licence)
SO0560 : One of the Wells, Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells, Powys by Christine Matthews
by Christine Matthews
©2013(licence)
SO0560 : Well near the Spa, Llandrindod Wells, Powys by Christine Matthews
by Christine Matthews
©2013(licence)

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