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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Maiden Well (Northumberland)
Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Wooler
Map Ref: NT9866427082
Latitude: 55.537458N  Longitude: 2.022726W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Northumberland

"In a ravine at the base of Kettle Hill there is a well which was formerly visited every May day by young and old, who dropped in a crooked pin and wished a wish. This well was known as the Maiden Well.

The author of 'Highways and Byways in Northumberland' (1920) reports "Wooler has a wishing-well which is sometimes described as a monument of dead superstition, but the last time I was there the number of crooked pins dropped into the well and lying under its clear water indicated that the old beliefs had not yet died out"."

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NT9827 : Pin Well near Wooler by Andrew Curtis
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NT9827 : Stream overflow from Pin Well by Andrew Curtis
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NT9827 : Pin Well near King's Chair by Andrew Curtis
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NT9827 : Path north of Pin Well by Andrew Curtis
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NT9827 : Marsh below Pin Well by Andrew Curtis
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