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HER Number:MDV78112
Name:The Soldier's Well, Woodbury

Summary

A stone-lined spring located at the western end of the cross-ridge dyke to the north of Woodbury Castle hillfort.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 031 876
Map Sheet:SY08NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWoodbury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWOODBURY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WELL (Unknown date)

Full description

Tilley, C., 2009, Jacob's Well, Black Hill. A Bronze Age Water Shrine on Woodbury Common, 33 (Article in Serial). SDV344776.

The Soldier's Well, a stone-lined spring, is located at the western end of the cross-ridge dyke to the north of Woodbury Castle hillfort. It is suggested that the fact that the dyke ends down the slope at the spring is more than coincidental. One of a number of springs and wells of sacred and symbolic significance on the Pebblebed heathlands. Other details: Figure 1.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Griffith, F.M. + Quinnell, H. + Wilkes, E, 2013, Hillforts of Devon, 26 (Monograph). SDV352457.

A small spring, the Soldier's Well, lies towards the western end of the cross-ridge dyke to the north of Woodbury Castle Hillfort.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #105027 ]
SDV344776Article in Serial: Tilley, C.. 2009. Jacob's Well, Black Hill. A Bronze Age Water Shrine on Woodbury Common. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 67. Paperback Volume. 33.
SDV352457Monograph: Griffith, F.M. + Quinnell, H. + Wilkes, E. 2013. Hillforts of Devon. Hillforts of Devon. A4 Stapled + Digital. 26.

Associated Monuments

MDV60661Related to: Cross-ridge dyke 50 metres to the north of Woodbury Castle (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4775 - Carter's excavation at Jacob's Well, Woodbury Common

Date Last Edited:Jan 15 2020 3:17PM