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<< Text Pages >> Olavskilden - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Norway in Sør-Trøndelag

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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Olavskilden Alternative Name: Saint Olaf's Well, Saint Olav's Well
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 4.447 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Sør-Trøndelag Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Trondheim
Latitude: 63.425077N  Longitude: 10.394665E
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
5 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.
4 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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Sør-Trøndelag

A holy well fed by pipes from Nidaros Cathedral to the north; originally attributed to Saint Olaf's burial there in 1030. Much more on Saint Olaf's Shrine on Wikipedia.
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