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<< Text Pages >> Willibrordusput en -kapel (Alphen) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Netherlands in Noord-Brabant

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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Willibrordusput en -kapel (Alphen)
Country: Netherlands Province: Noord-Brabant Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Alphen
Latitude: 51.491250N  Longitude: 4.946770E
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
no data 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
4
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Noord-Brabant

Holy Well, according legend made by Anglo-Saxon missionary and saint Willibrord in the 8th Century.
The well dried up during the 1980s or 90s, probably because of the lowering of the groundwater level.
Article from the Dutch Meertens Instituut.
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 1.2km SSE 149° Oudheidkundig Streekmuseum Museum
 2.2km SSW 193° Grafheuvel Alphen* Round Barrow(s)
 4.9km E 87° Grafheuvel Goirle (45427)* Round Barrow(s)
 5.6km ENE 74° Regte Heide* Barrow Cemetery
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