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<< Text Pages >> Harold's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent

Submitted by HOLYWELl on Saturday, 26 July 2008  Page Views: 3377

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Harold's Well
Country: 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:
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.
5 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
5

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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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