<< Our Photo Pages >> St Cuthbert's Well (Clifton) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cumbria
Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 29 August 2019 Page Views: 2256
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Cuthbert's Well (Clifton) Alternative Name: Kelter Well (Clifton)Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: Clifton
Map Ref: NY5359326336
Latitude: 54.630009N Longitude: 2.720368W
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 |
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1 | Awful |
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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 |
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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 |
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Anne T visited on 27th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 St Cuthbert's Well (or Kelter Well), Clifton: The enclosure for this well is to the western side of the A6, towards the southern end of Clifton village. In some ways, this well is very disappointing, as the grid over it does not allow you to see very much, apart from some stone steps leading down to what appears to be a culvert with a strong flow of water running through it.
The well has been built into an enclosure which commemorates the last battle on English soil between the retreating Jacobite army and Government troops. This took place on 18th December 1745 (the battle of Clifton Moor).
No entry on either Pastscape or Historic England, although a well is shown on their map if you enter the grid reference above.
I was unable to find any entry for it in Pastscape or Historic England, but the "Springs of Living Waters: The Holy Wells of North Cumbria" by Fr John Musther includes a photograph of the well (page 35), and tells us: "At Clifton is a ‘Kelter’ Well i.e. spring; another St. Cuthbert’s church is nearby".
The enclosure was built to commemorate the site of a skirmish, recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 12044, which took place on Clifton Moor on 18th December 1745, between "(the Royal) Forces of the Duke of Cumberland, and the rearguard of rebel army under Lord George Murray". This was the last battle on English soil between the retreating Jacobite army and Government troops.
[Update September 2022: Please see the comment by Andy_Norfolk below].
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