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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Tawstock) Alternative Name: St. Peter's wellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.592 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Tawstock
Map Ref: SS553298
Latitude: 51.049270N Longitude: 4.065743W
Condition:
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 |
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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 |
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Holy Well in Devon. One of the best and certainly largest holy wells in the county. I knew nothing of it when I looked for it and was surprised by the size!
First recorded in the 14th century but with hints of saxon origins. It is found by the local school and near St. Peter's church which once used its waters. It is a grade 2 listed building and was restored in 1938. Access to the water is prevented by the locked metal door and the water appears to arise in a cave like structure.
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