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<< Our Photo Pages >> Holy Well (Humphrey Head) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cumbria

Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 15 November 2017  Page Views: 3640

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Humphrey Head)
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Grange-over-Sands  Nearest Village: Allithwaite
Map Ref: SD39017391
Latitude: 54.157363N  Longitude: 2.935449W
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Holy Well (Humphrey Head)
Holy Well (Humphrey Head) submitted by Antonine : St Agnes’ Holy Well (the well is signposted ‘Danger –not suitable for drinking’) The clean, salty air was believed to be of benefit to tuberculosis sufferers, and in 1891 one of the first sanatoriums in the country was established at Meathop. Not only was the local air believed to have a therapeutic effect but also the local spring water. For centuries people made pilgrimages to the ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Cumbria

This medicinal spring, sited near a natural rock arch, is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 39689, which tells us: "Holy Well Humphrey Head - This medieval well is situated three and a half miles due south from Cartmel, at Humphrey Head. The water which flows from the hillside into an artificial basin or grotto, is said to have been used by lead miners from the time of the Romans. On a map of 1828 the well is called 'Spa Holy Well'. The Holy Well was 'celebrated as a remedy for stone, gout and cutaneous diseases'. The water is now enclosed by an ugly iron hut, piped into a concrete basin, and to taste the water one must scoop up that which trickles into a hollow in the sand. Reference to the well occur in SARAH FELL'S Account Book for 1674. Of the building which formerly enclosed the well only a fragment of walling, containing a recess, remains. Nearby is a broken cistern of modern earthenware. The spring is still visible as a trickle of water from the face of the cliff."

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this well - see their entry for Holy Well, Humphrey Head, Allithwaite, Cumbria, which gives directions for finding this site, together with a 1906 photograph, and a detailed archaeology & history quoting from a number of references.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SD3973 : The Holy Well, Humphrey Head by Peter Turner
by Peter Turner
©2013(licence)
SD3973 : Flow from Humphrey Head well by Stephen Craven
by Stephen Craven
©2023(licence)
SD3973 : Lower Allithwaite : Footpath by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2020(licence)
SD3973 : Reeds at the base of Humphrey Head by Stephen Craven
by Stephen Craven
©2023(licence)
SD3973 : Towards the car park by DS Pugh
by DS Pugh
©2016(licence)

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 490m SSE 163° Fairy Stone (Humphrey Head)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD39157344)
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 6.9km NE 53° Grubbins Wood Stone Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD446780)
 7.0km E 89° Woodwell* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SD4674)
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 9.3km ENE 70° Haweswater Stones* Misc. Earthwork (SD478770)
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 9.4km ESE 102° Cote Stones Cairn (SD482719)
 9.8km W 270° Druids Temple (Cumbria)* Stone Circle (SD29237396)
 10.1km W 271° Birkrigg Common Round Cairn 2 Round Cairn (SD289743)
 10.1km SSE 151° Fartle Barrow* Cairn (SD4380364966)
 10.2km W 273° Birkrigg Common Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD28837453)
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 10.2km E 96° Warton Crag* Hillfort (SD492727)
 10.4km W 271° Birkrigg Common Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SD28627421)
 10.5km E 91° The Three brothers* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD495735)
 10.5km W 272° Birkrigg Common Round Cairn 1 Round Cairn (SD285744)
 10.5km ESE 107° Hunting Hill* Round Barrow(s) (SD49037065)
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