<< Our Photo Pages >> Coverney Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Coverney WellCountry: England County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Great Torrington
Map Ref: SS484196
Latitude: 50.955834N Longitude: 4.159846W
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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The vicar at St Michael’s Church told us about this well. He remembered it having been visited by his grandmother who was hoping for relief from sore eyes.
The well is located in Torrington Common and is mentioned on a notice board at the Old Bowling Green carpark. To find the well park in the carpark and walk over to the nearby public conveniences. From there follow the high stone wall away from the main road and through a gateway. Very soon a path leads to the left. Take this path for a short way until a lesser track joins it on your right. To the right of the fairly steep slope in front of you and just a short way down are some trees, the well is under one of these trees but no clear path takes you there. The vicar suggested that we approach the well slowly and noisily as the area is frequented by adders (we didn’t see any).
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