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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Lifton Holy WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.36 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Lifton
Map Ref: SX389848
Latitude: 50.640564N Longitude: 4.279721W
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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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3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Devon
The water of this spring flows from a brickwall over a lipped mouth, and is found along a lane down the church near some steps. Its water was used by baptism in the nearby church of St Andrew.
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