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Submitted by Hunengrab77 on Thursday, 03 August 2023 Page Views: 86

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Valentinusput (Westerhoven)
Country: Netherlands
NOTE: This site is 4.432 km away from the location you searched for.
Province: Noord-Brabant Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Valkenswaard Nearest Village: Westerhoven
Latitude: 51.333330N Longitude: 5.413550E
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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Noord-Brabant

One story connects this well to Saint Willibrord, who allegedly christianized a pagan well by sticking his staff in it and use the water for baptizing. After that he dedicated it to Saint Valerian.
Article from the Dutch Meertensinstituut.
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