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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 WellCountry: 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:
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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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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