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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Gerlachusputje Alternative Name: Gerlachusbron, Sint Gerlachusputje, Sint Gerlachusbron
Country: Netherlands
NOTE: This site is 1.402 km away from the location you searched for.

Province: Limburg Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Valkenburg  Nearest Village: Houthem
Latitude: 50.870750N  Longitude: 5.802230E
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 Limburg

Holy Well, dedicated to 12th Century Saint Gerlachus, who lived nearby in a hollow oak.

Article by the Dutch Meertens Instituut.

Rijksmonumentnummer 36811
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