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Submitted by DavidCWoods on Sunday, 16 January 2005  Page Views: 14714

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Artington Spring
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.245 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Surrey Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Guildford  Nearest Village: Artington
Map Ref: SU994482
Latitude: 51.224349N  Longitude: 0.577949W
Condition:
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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:
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3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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 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
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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
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Artington Spring
Artington Spring submitted by DavidCWoods : An ornimental bridge spans the stream below the well. I am unsure about the name of the site, as I havn't seen it published or marked on a map. Artington is the nearest village. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Sacred Spring in Surrey. Situated at the point where the Pilgrim’s Way crosses the River Wey the spring was reputed to cure sore eyes. As late as the end of the 19th Century schoolchildren apparently collected the water in bottles.

I visited the site in January 2005. It is at the base of St. Catherine’s Hill (formally Drake’s Hill), itself surmounted by the remains of St. Catherine’s chapel. Having parked by the entrance to the lane named St. Catherine’s Hill I followed the road downhill; it becomes a footpath, heading down to the site of the old ferry. The spring is by the side of the road, with a copious outflow of water flowing down to the River Wey. The water emerges from an opening in the hill framed by a dry stone surround. There are remnants of some more masonry are at the bottom of the stream, which flows under an ornamental bridge and beside a seat on its way to the river.
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Artington Spring
Artington Spring submitted by DavidCWoods : The spring is beside the road (or path) leading down to the River Wey. In former times a ferry top travellers across the river - it has now been replaced by a footbridge. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU9948 : St Catherine's Hill, Guildford by David Kemp
by David Kemp
©2006(licence)
SU9948 : View from St Catherine's Hill by Alan Hunt
by Alan Hunt
©2013(licence)
SU9948 : Landslide on Greensand by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2010(licence)
SU9948 : Walking towards the bridge taking you from St Catherine's Hill to Shalford Road by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2009(licence)
SU9948 : Winter trees on St Catherine's Hill by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2009(licence)

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St Catherine's Hill Cave, Guildford by Andy B on Wednesday, 29 July 2020
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Mystery Medieval Cave Discovered Below Guildford’s Historic St Catherine’s Chapel
March 2020

A mysterious cave, possibly medieval, has been discovered by workmen on the historic St Catherine’s Hill, by the Portsmouth Road, on the southern edge of Guildford.

https://www.guildford-dragon.com/2020/03/31/mystery-medieval-cave-discovered-below-guildfords-historic-st-catherines-chapel/

Revealed: Markings Inside the Mystery Medieval Cave Found at St Catherine’s Hill

Experts believe the cave discovered last week by rail workers repairing a landslip below the ancient chapel on Guildford’s St Catherine’s Hill dates from the 14th century.

The sandstone cave is made up of several sections ranging from 0.3 metres to about 0.7 metres high. Originally it may have been much larger, but only this small part survived the digging of the railway cutting through the hill in the early 1840s.

Initial findings by a specialist archaeologist suggest the cave was a later medieval shrine or hermitage associated with the early 14th century chapel of St Catherine, the ruins of which overlook the Old Portsmouth Road in the south of the town.

The site may even have earlier origins in pagan religious activity, due to its pre-14th century name of Drakehill or Hill of the Dragon.

Images taken from the cave show a Gothic niche decorated in dots with a Calvary cross nearby.

https://www.guildford-dragon.com/2020/04/06/revealed-markings-inside-the-mystery-medieval-cave-found-at-st-catherines-hill/

Video of the exterior of St Catherine's Hill Cave, Guildford

https://youtu.be/mLZ-W2LZLNg

DO NOT TRY TO VISIT THE CAVE AS THE AREA IS VERY UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS
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Re: Artington Spring by lee on Wednesday, 16 March 2005
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Condition:4
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Re: Artington Spring by lee on Wednesday, 16 March 2005
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St Catherines Hill has always held a deep fascination with me(born in Guildford lived in the area for 26 yrs) from playing in the sandbanks when a kid to finding mesolithic flints as an adult. When we were young we used to imagine the caves on the roadside as the home for Dragons,imagine my surprise when i found out its former name of Drake Hill could mean Dragons hill i knew there was some thing special thereabouts. I have even found oyster shells in the sand on the road side washed down with rotting leaves in the rain, ive read that oysters where a staple food item in the Middle Ages, the time when the fair was held! Also on the road side at the top but in the side of the cliff there was a man sized hollow that when young we considerd it to be a hermit's hole, now i know it could have been te result of quarring whether for building materials,as at St Marthas chapel across the Wey or for iron ore(not sure 'bout that one). When i went up to the hill on Feb192005 went to the 'hermit hole' and found that someone had dug a cavern at least 10ft deep into the side of the hole,with various markings,ledges with burnt candles and left offerings in the form of walkers crisp packets and plastic pint of milk both unopened. Sorry for the rambling comment but if anyone has more info on history of the hill and/or cavern then please post on sit or e-mail [email protected]
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