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| HER Number: | MDV11452 |
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| Name: | Holy Well near Kentisbeare |
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Summary
A holy well jets from a low red cliff. Used to treat sore eyes and rheumatism.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 073 083 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST00NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kentisbeare |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KENTISBEARE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST00NE/12
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: ST00NE7
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Chalk, E. S., 1910, The Town, Village, Manors and Church of Kentisbeare, 279 (Article in Serial). SDV338404.
A holy well jets from a low red cliff. Used to treat sore eyes and rheumatism.
Brown, T., 1975, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Part VII, 43 (Article in Serial). SDV338441.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, ST00NE7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV338440.
According to Chalk there is a holy well a little beyond Millhayes. A fountain jets from a low red cliff. Used for the treatment of sore eyes and rheumatism.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Site marked as a spring.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338404 | Article in Serial: Chalk, E. S.. 1910. The Town, Village, Manors and Church of Kentisbeare. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 42. Digital. 279. |
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| SDV338440 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. ST00NE7. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV338441 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1975. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Part VII. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 107. Unknown. 43. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #3176 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2023 2:13PM |
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