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<< Our Photo Pages >> Fontaine de Barenton - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Sunday, 18 September 2011  Page Views: 4385

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Fontaine de Barenton
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Paimpont  Nearest Village: Folle Pensee
Latitude: 48.038439N  Longitude: 2.246888W
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.
5 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.
4 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
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Fontaine de Barenton
Fontaine de Barenton submitted by Ogham : This site is quite easy to find by following the signs to the car park near Folle Pensee. The GPS location is 48 02.333N 002 14.813W. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Holy well in the Broceliande forest. Many myths and legends about King Arthur and Merlin are connected with this site. In the Breton tradition it is a holy well. Today this well is still highly frequentated to get healing.
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Fontaine de Barenton
Fontaine de Barenton submitted by KaiHofmann : Fontaine de Barenton in 2001 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fontaine de Barenton
Fontaine de Barenton submitted by KaiHofmann : Fontaine de Barenton, image taken 2001 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fontaine de Barenton
Fontaine de Barenton submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) France. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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