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<< Text Pages >> Dragon's Well (Bolsterstone) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Yorkshire (South)

Submitted by Anne T on Sunday, 06 August 2017  Page Views: 1672

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Dragon''s Well (Bolsterstone) Alternative Name: Allman's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (South) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Stocksbridge  Nearest Village: Bolsterstone
Map Ref: SK28279697
Latitude: 53.468714N  Longitude: 1.575606W
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
Destroyed 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
5

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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Yorkshire (South)

The Northern Antiquarian tell us that "according to folklorists Dave Clarke & Phil Reeder, the site can no longer be found as its waters were 'diverted for use at a nearby farm.' However, something that does need checking is their description of a cup-and-ring stone on one of the boulders close by – reckoned to be one of those dropped by the dragon which gives the well its name Dragon’s Well, Bolsterstone, South Yorkshire.

The TNA page shows the Allman or Dragon Well on an 1855 map and draw our attention to the local place-names and legends, where the Wharncliffe Dragon used to fly from its home on Wharncliffe Crags to drink from this well.

"The water from here was said to be good for curing both asthma and bronchitis and was also said never to have dried up, even in the greatest of droughts." At time of submission, I couldn't find an entry on Pastscape for this site, although it is recorded by Rob Wilson in his "Holy Wells and Spas of South Yorkshire (1991)."

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK2897 : Passing Place on Common Lane by Graham Hogg
by Graham Hogg
©2014(licence)
SK2897 : Route Unsuitable by Dave Pickersgill
by Dave Pickersgill
©2014(licence)
SK2897 : Fields Adjoining Royd near Stocksbridge by Jonathan Clitheroe
by Jonathan Clitheroe
©2012(licence)
SK2897 : The 1st tee on Stocksbridge golf course by Graham Hogg
by Graham Hogg
©2014(licence)
SK2896 : Townend Common, Deepcar by Brian Ward
by Brian Ward
©2006(licence)

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