Featured: Hare and Tabor T Shirts for discerning antiquarians

Hare and Tabor T Shirts for discerning antiquarians

Random Image

Carreg Nanw

Carreg Nanw

The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

Login

Register here - as a registered user you get more features and fewer ads.

Who's Online

There are currently, 777 guests and 4 members online.

Sponsors

<< Our Photo Pages >> North Morte Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon

Submitted by AngieLake on Thursday, 21 September 2017  Page Views: 4740

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: North Morte Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.6 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Woolacombe  Nearest Village: Mortehoe
Map Ref: SS459455
Latitude: 51.187895N  Longitude: 4.206458W
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.
 5 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

Internal Links:
External Links:

North Morte Well
North Morte Well submitted by AngieLake : North Morte Well at Mortehoe, near the popular surfing beach of Woolacombe in North Devon. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well in Devon

Walking along a lane in Mortehoe at the weekend we came across this well. It was opposite a lane that leads down to Rockham Bay or Beach.
It was reopened in 1993 according to a plaque above it.
Carrying on the old pagan custom of giving offerings to the goddess of water, visitors have dropped many coins into the well!
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


North Morte Well
North Morte Well submitted by geoffstickland : I suspect the OS Reference given is inaccurate. The actual well is in the street leading to North Morte Farm (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

North Morte Well
North Morte Well submitted by AngieLake : North Morte Well on 16th September 2017. (Vote or comment on this photo)

North Morte Well
North Morte Well submitted by AngieLake : The plaque above the well looks quite new, considering it has been reopened in 1993. (Vote or comment on this photo)

North Morte Well
North Morte Well submitted by AngieLake : Quite a few more than 'Three Coins in the Fountain'! Some honest folk around Mortehoe, obviously. (16.9.17) (Vote or comment on this photo)

North Morte Well
North Morte Well submitted by AngieLake : The well is tucked into the cliff beside this terrace of houses* above it. *(The sign reads 1-4 Rockham View).

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive OS map

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 1.1km SSE 163° The Konk Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS4620044400)
 1.2km SSE 156° Greystone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS46354443)
 1.3km ENE 59° Damage Barton* Standing Stones (SS47044615)
 1.4km NE 53° Damage Barton 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS47064633)
 1.6km NE 51° Damage Barton 3* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS47194647)
 1.7km SSW 193° Woolacombe Memorial* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS45494389)
 3.7km ENE 78° Whitestone (Lee)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS49564613)
 4.6km SSE 148° Spreacombe Fort Hillfort (SS4823641585)
 5.3km SSW 204° Baggy Point erratic* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SS4356540705)
 6.7km S 191° St Helen's Well (Croyde)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS4440538970)
 7.6km ENE 71° Hillsborough* Hillfort (SS532477)
 7.8km SSE 156° Knowle Castle* Hillfort (SS488383)
 8.6km SSE 159° St. Brannoc's Holy Well (Braunton)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS487374)
 8.8km ESE 107° Centery Farm Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SS543427)
 11.1km E 98° Berry Down Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SS5690043600)
 11.3km E 80° Newberry Camp Hillfort (SS57164708)
 12.8km ENE 77° Little Hangman Hill* Misc. Earthwork (SS5850048000)
 13.0km SSE 164° Yelland* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS4912532889)
 13.1km E 95° Mattocks Down Barrow* Long Barrow (SS589439)
 14.0km ESE 119° Plaistow Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SS5793038350)
 14.2km E 95° Mattocks Down Stone Row Stone Row / Alignment (SS6004643921)
 14.2km E 95° Mattocks Down Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS60084388)
 14.3km E 83° Knap Down* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS602469)
 14.3km E 95° Mattocks Down circle Stone Circle (SS602439)
 14.5km E 95° Higher Mattocks Down stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS60344387)
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Ubby Korshøj Jættestue

Grabhügelfeld Horneburg >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Contribute!

· NEW: I have visited
· I would like to visit
· Submit an Image
· Add a description
· Give accurate position
· Add a comment or news about this site

Prehistoric Settlements

Prehistoric Settlements

Sponsors

Latest Visit Logs

  • Vik on Rolla
    “I live near this place.”
    by Beate · 18 Jun 2026
  • Halsary Standing Stone
    “This May I took the opportunity, while passing through the area, to locate and photograph both of th…”
    by ladrin · 17 Jun 2026
  • Camus Cross (Angus)
    “The cross lies on private land but is accessible on foot. It is well worn but many details can be ma…”
    by asbremner · 17 Jun 2026
  • The Bargain Stone
    “Sadly when I was there it was covered by a large box. At least the workers renovating the church ha…”
    by cactus_chris · 15 Jun 2026
  • Sigtuna U 389
    “Right next to the museum entrance, this runestone is hard to miss.”
    by CharcoalBurner89 · 15 Jun 2026

"North Morte Well" | Login/Create an Account | 0 News and Comments
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.