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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Monk's Conduit (Monkton Farleigh)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.692 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Wiltshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bath Nearest Village: Monkton Farleigh
Map Ref: ST8036265692 Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.389925N Longitude: 2.283617W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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Pevsner notes that the spring is covered by a small 14th Century building with a steeply pitched roof that was rebuilt in 1784. Who is to argue?! The original building that stood here belonged to Monkton Priory. It now contains cisterns and pipe work which distributes the spring water around the locality. The well is reported to be haunted by a black monk.
This conduit house is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1019385 and Historic England List ID 1021838. It is also listed as Pastscape Monument No. 208033, which includes a photograph of the conduit house.
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