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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: White Wells (Ilkley) Alternative Name: Ilkley Spaw; Mountain Spa (Ilkley); Spa Well (Ilkley)Country: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ilkley
Map Ref: SE11814677
Latitude: 53.916943N Longitude: 1.82168W
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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. |
| 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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The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page for this sacred well - see their entry for White Wells, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, which gives directions for finding this site, an image of the 1851 OS map showing the location of the well (shown as Spa Well), photographs (including an early photograph) and descriptions from 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st century publications.
Pastscape does not record this well (see Pastscape Monument No. 49844), which gives details of a "Possible Roman conduit comprising channel-stones was identified between Ilkley and the spring above White Wells. The channel-stones were reported to be preserved in Spence's Gardens. Field investigations in 1964 failed to locate the precise site of the conduit or the current location of the channel stones."
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