<< Our Photo Pages >> St Petrock's Well Devon - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon
Submitted by HOLYWELL on Tuesday, 08 October 2019 Page Views: 9830
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Petrock's Well Devon Alternative Name: St Petroc's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Petrocstowe
Map Ref: SS4095912219
Latitude: 50.887507N Longitude: 4.262483W
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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St. Petrock's Well in Devon is difficult to trace despite being marked on the OS map. The site is associated with the saint on his journey to Rome.
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Note: In September 2019, the Friends of Berry Castle archaeology group worked to restore the ancient lost well. See the comments below on this page for more details.
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