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Submitted by JohnGinny on Friday, 18 March 2011  Page Views: 3558

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: The two Wells of the Light
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bourbriac  Nearest Village: St Gilles Pligeaux
Latitude: 48.378900N  Longitude: 3.0964W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
5 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
2

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The two Wells of the Light
The two Wells of the Light submitted by JohnGinny : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
A pleasant village double well sitting at the bottom of the village. It is nicely looked after, the water channels kept clear and free flowing and was decorated with flowers and .

We were closely scrutinized by an elderly local whose house stood opposite. Maybe they watered the flowers?
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The two Wells of the Light
The two Wells of the Light submitted by gritstone : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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