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<< Our Photo Pages >> Jacob's Well (Portland) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Dorset

Submitted by jamesrattue on Monday, 05 September 2011  Page Views: 8452

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Jacob's Well (Portland)
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Weymouth  Nearest Village: Fortuneswell
Map Ref: SY683730
Latitude: 50.555891N  Longitude: 2.448851W
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.
3 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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Jacob's Well (Portland)
Jacob's Well (Portland) submitted by jamesrattue : Jacob's Well along the West Weares from Chesil Cove, Portland, August 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is a lovely spring lying just off a rough footpath leading south from Chesil Cove along the West Weares - listen out for the sound of water trickling left of the path. The water pours from beneath large boulders.

Apparently this was the name given to the spring by Hiram Otter (1833-1915), the Portland fisherman who laid out the path along the coast here and was well-known for decorating the rocks with Biblical verses and names, none of which now survive - hence the rocky cove just down the footpath is dubbed Hallelujah Bay.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SY6873 : Footpath and Red Valerian - Portland by Sarah Smith
by Sarah Smith
©2010(licence)
SY6873 : Beach huts and low cloud - Chesil Cove by Sarah Smith
by Sarah Smith
©2010(licence)
SY6873 : Terrace path above Chesil Cove by Peter S
by Peter S
©2019(licence)
SY6873 : Boulder field, West Cliff by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2020(licence)
SY6872 : Quarry spoil at West Weare, Isle of Portland by Robin Lucas
by Robin Lucas
©2007(licence)

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