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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Glebe Well
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Kirkbean
Map Ref: NX9759159178 Landranger Map Number: 87
Latitude: 54.916763N Longitude: 3.599174W
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

no data Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

no data Access:

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.

no data Accuracy:

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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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

NX9759 : Kirkbean by Colin Kinnear — by Colin Kinnear
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NX9759 : Old Manse, Kirkbean by John Lord — by John Lord
©2008(licence)

NX9759 : In the Kirkbean Glen by Colin Kinnear — by Colin Kinnear
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NX9759 : Kirkbean Burn by Billy McCrorie — by Billy McCrorie
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NX9759 : In Kirkbean by the A710 by Neil Theasby — by Neil Theasby
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