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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: The Ebbing and Flowing Well
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Giggleswick
Map Ref: SD80396538 Landranger Map Number: 98
Latitude: 54.083957N Longitude: 2.301251W
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2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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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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2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Holy Well / Spring in North Yorkshire

The Ebbing and Flowing Well sits at the foot of the precipitous Giggleswick Scar. Unfortunately, the B6479 passes right by it, spoiling the peace! The well got it's name from it's famous erratic behaviour; ebbing and flowing. The quarrying work nearby has also affected it's flow. Apparently the well supplies the water for the local church font.

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this holy well - see their entry for Ebbing & Flowing Well, Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, which gives directions for finding the well together with an image of an early postcard, drawings, a current photograph and a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.

The Journal of Antiquities also features an entry for The Ebbing And Flowing Well, Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, which includes a photograph, directions for finding this well, and background information, which explores how the well was named: "When the well does flow it flows under the road to emerge in a wet, muddy mess, on the opposite side of the road and, sometimes flows over the road itself, but mostly it simply wells-up to fill its square-shaped stone chamber, and then without much warning drains-away and ‘goes back’ into the limestone scar – probably from one of the deep caves that is undoubtedly linked-up with the well somewhere along the way". The JoA also includes a list of reference sources for more information.
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SD8065 : Rivet bench mark on the Ebbing and Flowing Well by John S Turner — by John S Turner
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SD8065 : Benchmark on Ebbing and Flowing Well, Buck Haw Brow by Roger Templeman — by Roger Templeman
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SD8065 : Ebbing and Flowing Well beside B6480 at Buck Haw Brow by Roger Templeman — by Roger Templeman
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SD8065 : The Ebbing and Flowing Well at Buck Haw Brow by John S Turner — by John S Turner
©2009(licence)

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853m NNE 18° Apronful of Stones (Giggleswick) Cairn (SD8065266193)
1.1km NNE 15° Sheep Scar Cairn (Giggleswick) Cairn (SD8067866436)
1.1km N 6° Sheep Scar Circle (Giggleswick) Ring Cairn (SD8051366473)
1.3km N 8° Feizor Thwaite Propped Stone* Rock Outcrop (SD8057466703)
1.7km SSE 148° Bank Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SD813639)
2.0km N 351° Feizor Celtic Wall* Misc. Earthwork (SD8008067386)
2.2km NNW 344° Feizor Thwaite (Lawkland) Ring Cairn (SD79796747)
2.5km NW 315° Feizor (Lawkland) Standing Stone (Menhir) (SD78586718)
2.9km ENE 73° Samson's Toe (Langcliffe) Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD8317666229)
3.4km E 95° Albert Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (SD83796508)
3.4km E 96° Victoria Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (SD838650)
3.5km ESE 102° Attermire Scar (Settle)* Rock Art (SD83836464)
4.3km SSE 157° Cleatop Park* Stone Circle (SD82056145)
6.0km NW 321° Norber Erratics Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SD76597003)
6.4km ESE 109° Rye Loaf Hill (Settle) Cairn (SD8641963309)
6.9km SW 223° Brown Hills Beck* Round Barrow(s) (SD75616035)
7.0km SW 222° Brown Hills Beck East* Round Barrow(s) (SD75656025)
8.0km E 96° Ewe Moor* Ring Cairn (SD88326445)
8.4km E 98° Jorden Scar* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD88776419)
8.9km E 95° Ing Scar* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD8931964626)
9.0km E 93° Comb Scar* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD89366485)
9.4km E 90° Torlery Edge (Malham Moor) Ancient Village or Settlement (SD8978465292)
9.5km NNW 348° Skirtful of Stones (Ingleborough) Cairn (SD785747)
9.5km NNE 33° Giant's Graves (Halton Gill) Cairn (SD8564873346)
10.3km E 100° Malham settlements and field systems* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD905635)
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