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St. George’s Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 24401 74070 Also Known as: Canmore ID 133173 Getting Here In Edinburgh, get to the west-end of Princes Street (nearest the castle), and where there’s the curious mess of 6 roads nearly skewing into … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, chalybeate wells, dragons, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, hagiology, healing wells, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, legends, Leith, medieval history, midlothian, mineral springs, mineral waters, Naiads, sacred sites, saints, St George, Stockbridge, Stockdale, water
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Wanstead Spa, Redbridge, London, Essex
Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – TQ 40 87 Also Known as: Wanstead Spring Archaeology & History The exact location of this site remains a mystery. Addison (1951) mentions it as being “close to the Blake Hall Road” where … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Essex, Holy Wells
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Becontree, earth mysteries, english heritage, Epping Forest, Essex, healing, Holy Wells, Ilford, London, medieval history, mineral springs, Redbridge, Snaresbrook, spa wells, spas, Stratford, Wanstead, water
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Haworth Moor Spa Wells, West Yorkshire
Healing Wells: OS Grid Reference – SE 0041 3513 Getting Here Go through Haworth and head for the well-known Penistone Hill country park. On the far western side of the hill up near the top of Moorside Lane, there’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, England, english heritage, folklore, Haworth, healing, healing wells, history, Holy Wells, mineral springs, Oakworth, Oxenhope, spa wells, spas, spaws, springs, Stanbury, water, West Yorkshire
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