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| HER Number: | MDV6652 |
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| Name: | Pixy Well, Fernworthy Reseroir |
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Summary
Medieval spring (site of). Now submerged beneath Fernworthy Reservoir.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 661 838 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE53
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443851
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/80
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WELL (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952, SX68SE53 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV256600.
(02/09/1952) This feature is now below the waterline of Fernworthy Reservoir.
'Ancient Well' (Worth, R. H., 07/12/1948).
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, 210 (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
"Pixy Well, Fernworthy. Float pin for wish". (Now submerged beneath Fernworthy Reservoir).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV256600 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1952. SX68SE53. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV304810 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1957. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback. 210. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 12 2022 8:58AM |
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