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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Whirley Pool Alternative Name: Roman Swimming PoolCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bristol Nearest Village: Wraxall
Map Ref: ST475717
Latitude: 51.441846N Longitude: 2.756757W
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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Ramblesnbrambles visited on 23rd Nov 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The field was VERY boggy in November, but well worth the walk to see this little bubbling pool!
xseawitch visited on 1st Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
lamaick visited on 1st Dec 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.33 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 3
A site certainly used by Birdcombe Mesolithic period as a bronze torche was found nearby, its supplementary name of Roman Swimming pool is perhaps not so easily explained.
Note: An analysis of the rather mysterious CO2-rich gas that bubbles from Whirley Pool - could this odd phenomena have highlighted it as a special place back to prehistoric times?
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