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<< Our Photo Pages >> Holemoor Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon

Submitted by cazzyjane on Saturday, 30 July 2011  Page Views: 5378

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holemoor Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.513 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Holsworthy  Nearest Village: Holemoor
Map Ref: SS423057
Latitude: 50.829298N  Longitude: 4.240623W
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
4

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Holemoor Well submitted by cazzyjane : Holemoor Well. July 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Devon

Holemoor Well. Situated at a crossroads next to an oak tree, this well-house was renovated to commemorate the Millennium. Unfortunately it's door remains padlocked.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS4205 : Phone box in Holemoor by Sarah Charlesworth
by Sarah Charlesworth
©2010(licence)
SS4205 : Tree and houses at Holemoor Cross by David Smith
by David Smith
©2012(licence)
SS4205 : Well at Holemoor Cross by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2007(licence)
SS4205 : Holemoor by Alex McGregor
by Alex McGregor
©2013(licence)
SS4205 : Holemoor by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2007(licence)

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Re: Holemoor Well by cazzyjane on Sunday, 31 July 2011
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My apologies! The well was actually renovated in 1977 to commemorate the Queens Silver Jubilee and not the Millennium as I previously stated.
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