<< Our Photo Pages >> Healing Spring - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Nottinghamshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Healing Spring Alternative Name: Druid's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 4.0 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Nottinghamshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Nottingham Nearest Village: Bramcote
Map Ref: SK494390
Latitude: 52.946120N Longitude: 1.266277W
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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Many people know the Hemlock Stone, but the Healing spring located in a field a small distance to the north of the Hemlock stone is less well known. It is said that the Druids used to wash their hands in it after using this odd stone monument. The site of the spring was near the old colliery and such the water was used by those working there, although it is not clear if this was in regard to its healing qualities.
Old O/S maps clearly locate the well as unusually Healing Spring and despite the area remaining, landscaping after the colliery's closure would appear to have lead to the spring's emasculation. The rough location appears to be at the corner of a small afforested area above the footpath. Water still arises in a boggy area below this path and may indicate where the spring has shifted to but this is difficult to prove.
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