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<< Our Photo Pages >> Birth Bracelet Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Thursday, 21 February 2008  Page Views: 4806

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Birth Bracelet Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.227 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Minster on Sheppey
Map Ref: TQ95707299
Latitude: 51.422127N  Longitude: 0.813352E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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
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Birth Bracelet Well
Birth Bracelet Well submitted by HOLYWELL : Minster on Sheppey's Birth Bracelet Well. One of three wells escavated by Mr. Brain Slade a local antiquarian. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Kent

This site, called The Birth Bracelet Well or the Garden Centre Well as its location is within the auspices of a Minster Garden centre car park. Little was known of the well among locals, but excavation revealed coins dating to at least 1600s, and shreads of pottery. The so-called bracelet was found at the deepest layers, and believed to be the oldest artefact in the well. Its exact age and origin may be unclear, but its small size suggests that it was indeed intended to be placed on a newly born infant’s wrist. Further research may indicate its true meaning and whether we can truly refer to the site as a holy well.
The Minster Garden Centre has now moved to opposite the site of the Birth Bracelet Well which can be located at 29 the High Street, below a fish and chip shop. It is capped however.

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Birth Bracelet Well
Birth Bracelet Well submitted by rhpb : Birth bracelet well, Summer 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Birth Bracelet Well
Birth Bracelet Well submitted by rhpb : Location map: 51.421575, 0.812863 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Birth Bracelet Well
Birth Bracelet Well submitted by rhpb : The child's braclet found in the well. Slightly larger in circumference than a 50p piece. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TQ9572 : Pathway leading to Chapel Street Minster by PAUL FARMER
by PAUL FARMER
©2009(licence)
TQ9572 : Gravestones Minster Abbey by PAUL FARMER
by PAUL FARMER
©2009(licence)
TQ9573 : SS Mary & Sexburga, Minster by David Kemp
by David Kemp
©2011(licence)
TQ9572 : The Kings Arms, Minster by Chris Whippet
by Chris Whippet
©2010(licence)
TQ9572 : The centre of Minster by John Baker
by John Baker
©2012(licence)

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Re: Birth Bracelet Well by rhpb on Thursday, 27 July 2023
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location is 51.421575, 0.812863
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Re: Birth Bracelet Well by h_fenton on Saturday, 26 March 2011
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35miles East of Ramsgate and 23miles North of Dunkerque!!?? - I think the position of this site is incorrect.
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