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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Channel Islands and Isle of Man in Isle of Man

Submitted by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 24 June 2015  Page Views: 3462

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man Island: Isle of Man Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Port Erin
Latitude: 54.086393N  Longitude: 4.75945W
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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St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) submitted by TimPrevett : St Catherine's Well in Port Erin emerges from beneath the roadside on to the beach; described as the birth place of Port Erin. Easily accessible. One of probably only a few holy wells which can be played with as it crosses the sand. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Isle of Man

St Catherine's Well in Port Erin emerges from beneath the roadside on to the beach; described as the birth place of Port Erin. Easily accessible. One of probably only a few holy wells which can be played with as it crosses the sand.
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St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) submitted by TimPrevett : St Catherine's Well in Port Erin emerges from beneath the roadside on to the beach; described as the birth place of Port Erin. Easily accessible. One of probably only a few holy wells which can be played with as it crosses the sand. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) submitted by TimPrevett (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) submitted by TimPrevett (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) submitted by TimPrevett (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) submitted by TimPrevett

St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) submitted by TimPrevett

St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)
St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) submitted by TimPrevett

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Re: St Catherine's Well (Port Erin) by sem on Monday, 17 July 2017
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OS grid ref based on XY co-ordinates from Isle of Man iMuseum SC1961169131
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