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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Hedenborn Alternative Name: Heidenborn, Hedeborre
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 1.071 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Gerolstein  Nearest Village: Pelm
Latitude: 50.228670N  Longitude: 6.678180E
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.
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
4

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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Rhineland-Palatinate

The Hedenborn (Heidenborn= Pagan´s well) was probably used as a holy well by celts and romans. It lies beneath the hill sanctuary "Juddekirchhof"
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