See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Below dunce hill is a never failing well, from which water was always fetched for baptism (brown).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX38SE/4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HOLY WELL (Unknown date)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241628.

Lysons, a. /mag. Brit. Devonshire/2(1822)318.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241629.

Baring-gould, s. /tda/30(1898)91/15th report of the committee on devonshire folklore.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241630.

Brown, t. /tda/89(1957)213/holy and notable wells of devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241631.

Polwhele, a. /a history of devonshire/1(1797).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241632.

Binnall, r. B. G. /dcnq/21(1940-1941)124/holy wells in devonshire.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV241633.

Baring-gould, s. /tda/30(1898)91/15th report of the committee on devonshire folklore.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV10633.

Below dunce hill is a never failing well, from which water was always fetched for baptism (brown).

Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica (Monograph). SDV323771.

A chalybeate spring near lifton bridge (lysons). Vis=6/6/1973 (os) small modern brick structure covers the well. Water now piped to nearby lodge. Cut granite slabs laid to form a channel, possibly for overflow. No evidence of old well-house but a few large stones lying around may have once formed the well surround.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1963-1973, SX38SE11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV241627.

Lifton. Below Dunce Hill is a never failing well, the Holy Well, from which till within a few years the water always fetched for baptism. Lately the pathway has been stopped. It is not five minutes from the church (TDA, 91).

There is a chalybeate spring near Lifton Bridge.

A very small modern brick structure covers the well and the water is now piped to a nearby Lodge. Some cut granite slabs have been laid to form a channel, possibly for overflow water. There is no evidence of an old well site but the few large stones that are lying about the site may have once formed the well surround. (Site Visit 01/06/1973)

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.