<< Text Pages >> Hatherleigh St. Mary's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Hatherleigh St. Mary's WellCountry: England County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Hatherleigh
Map Ref: SS5213105847
Latitude: 50.833215N Longitude: 4.101191W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Devon
St Mary’s Well arises in a mossy stone lined chamber in a private woodland. Its waters were used for lovers and was once dressed with clouties. The well was also visited on Ascension day for special revels. It seems rather sad that this site is now rather inaccessible considering its uses by the village.
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