<< Text Pages >> Harold's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Harold's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.576 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Dover
Map Ref: TR325419
Latitude: 51.129159N Longitude: 1.321552E
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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Kent
There is some confusion over where the original Harold's well is but this one by St Mary's in the castle and near the Roman pharos would be the likely site. He it is said Harold swore allegance to William I and that there are secret passages. It arises in a large stone lined well with a grid over it. Its proximity to Roman remains suggests it must have a pre-Christian origin.
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