Brade Wyll

Sacred Well
SU10816224
Disputed

Also known as:

Broad Well, Farting Pit and Laughing Well

Nearest town:

Devizes (10km WSW)

OS reference:

SU10816224

OS sheet:

173

Latitude:

51° 21' 30.89 N

Longitude:

1° 50' 41.03 W

Added to TMA by

Chance

Images (2)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Brade Wyll (Sacred Well) by Chance

The ‘laughing well’, ‘boiling well’ or the Broad Well, a natural spring where you can see bubbles constantly rising up from the bottom.

Image credit: Chance - 2009

Chance Oct 12, 2009

Image of Brade Wyll (Sacred Well) by Chance

The ‘laughing well’, ‘boiling well’ or the Broad Well, a natural spring where you can see bubbles constantly rising up from the bottom.

Image credit: Chance - 2009

Chance Oct 12, 2009

Articles

Brade Wyll

Sacred Well

Chance Aug 9, 2012

Details of site on Pastscape

A natural spring with no artificial features apparently present.

(SU 108 622) Brade Wyll (NR). (1)
“A very ancient and curious ‘Broad Well’ bubbling up in marshy ground near the church”. (2)
Brade Wyll (name verified) refers to natural spring-head at SU 1081 6224. No artifical features were noted.
Published survey 25” correct. (3)

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SOURCE TEXT
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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 6” 1926
( 2) General reference RCS Walters (1928) The Ancient Wells, Springs, & Holy Wells of Gloucestershire p161
( 3) Field Investigators Comments F1 PAS 19-AUG-74

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Alton Priors

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Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

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Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.67km N

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2
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 1.24km NNE

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Knap Hill Pass

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2
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.63km NNW

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2
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.66km NNE

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4
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 1.87km NE

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1

13

1
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.96km SSW

3

3
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.98km NNE

2

1
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 2.03km ESE

8

5
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 2.44km S

3

3
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.73km NE

10

3
Rybury

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32

2

1
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 3.13km WNW

10
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.2km E

3

1

6
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.5km ENE

25

2

1
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.5km WNW

6

2

5

1
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 3.6km NNE

18

2
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.82km N

5
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 4km NW

12

3
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.23km N

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2

3
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.25km WNW

15

3
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 4.42km SSW

7

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23

3
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.62km N

56

5

8

1
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.86km W

8

3
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5km NNW

1

2
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.09km ENE

8

1
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.14km NW

1
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.39km WNW

1

1
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.57km NNW

175

1

14

36

7
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.74km N

106

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3

6
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 5.76km NE

25

4

1
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 5.76km NW

1
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 5.8km N

59

1

1

16

4
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 5.8km NNW

34

1

5

9

1
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 5.85km ENE

16

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3
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 5.86km N

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Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 5.87km E

7

1
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 5.92km WNW

22

1
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Round Barrow(s) • 5.92km W

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Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 6.06km NNW

17

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7
Lockeridge Dene

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20

5
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 6.25km E

6

3
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 6.29km NE

1
Roughridge Hill

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4

3

1
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 6.42km NNW

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180

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West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 6.73km N

1
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.76km NNW

5

1

2
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 6.86km S

2
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.88km WNW

31

7

1
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.01km NNW

25

4
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.02km NNW

1
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 7.06km N

25

2

13

2
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 7.06km N

1

2
Martinsell

Hillfort • 7.06km ENE

14

7
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 7.14km NNW

2
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 7.14km NW

10

1

6
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 7.15km NNE

18

2
South Street

Long Barrow • 7.18km NNW

6

4

1
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.2km NW

7

2
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.21km WNW

1
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.26km NNW

8

4

3

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 7.26km NW

2

2
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.27km NNW

130

1

5

12

3
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.27km NNW

1
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 7.31km NW

62

2

13

2
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 7.33km NNW

10

2
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 7.34km NW

1

2
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 7.54km NW

1
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 7.55km NNE

4

1
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.65km WNW

2

2
Avebury

Stone Circle • 7.79km NNW

339

3

222

89

12
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.83km NW

1

1
The Cove

Standing Stones • 7.86km NNW

54

1

5

2
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.91km W

1
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.03km NNE

10

2
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.03km WNW

6

2
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.17km NE

1
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.28km N

26

1
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.43km NW

9

2
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.46km W

10

1
Horslip

Long Barrow • 8.54km NW

3

1

3
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 8.6km NNE

91

1

4

27

2
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Artificial Mound • 8.61km N

6

2

2
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Cursus • 8.61km NW

1
Broad Stones (Clatford)

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1

2
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 8.75km NNE

15

1

7
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 8.76km SSE

2

2
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.83km W

9

1
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.9km NE

6

6
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.9km N

18

2
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 8.92km E

15

3
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.93km NNE

6

1
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 8.97km N

12

2
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 9.06km NNE

17

4

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.08km NNE

2

1
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

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52

4

13

2
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 9.15km NE

2
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 9.22km WNW

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Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.26km W

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3
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1
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 9.32km NNW

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Oldbury Long Barrow

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3

2
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 9.39km NNW

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4

15

3
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 9.43km SE

1
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 9.51km WNW

7

1
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 9.54km NW

4

4
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.58km NE

1
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.59km NW

1
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 9.61km N

1
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 9.64km WNW

4
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.67km ESE

11

1

3
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 9.69km ESE

2

3
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.71km NNW

3

3

2
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.71km NNE

4
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.74km NNE

6

1

4

1
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 9.85km NNE

10

2

6
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 9.87km NE

14

7

11

2
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.93km NW

1
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 9.97km WNW

10

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 10km ESE

1
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 10.06km NNW

1

1
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 10.29km N

10

3
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.29km ENE

1
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.34km NW

1
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 10.44km W

20

3
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 10.44km W

3
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.62km ESE

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 10.66km E

2

1
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 10.76km SSE

3

1

2
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.78km NE

3
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 10.85km N

2
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.86km E

12

1

1
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.89km ENE

1
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 10.93km W

30

1

14
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.97km NW

1
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.01km NNE

1
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 11.03km NNE

1

3
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.1km NNE

1
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 11.15km W

4

1

1

3
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.21km ENE

8

3
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.25km S

1
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.42km SSW

1
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 11.48km WNW

6

4
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 11.68km N

3

1
Godsbury

Enclosure • 11.79km E

3

2
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 11.92km ENE

3

2
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.06km NNE

1

1
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

12.69km N

3

1

7
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.82km NE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 12.82km NE

6

3
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 12.85km ENE

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 12.87km ENE

5

1
Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.19km ESE

14

3
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 13.42km NNW

34

5

14

1
Weather Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.51km ESE

1
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.57km N

1

1
Net Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.58km S

1
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.66km SSW

1

1
Weather Hill

Henge • 13.71km ESE

5

3

1
Comesdeane Well Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.91km ESE

3

2
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 14.58km W

1
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 14.69km NNE

40

3

18

1
Snail Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.85km ESE

2

1

4
Hot Cross Bun

Round Barrow(s) • 14.95km ESE

3

1
Gallows Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.01km SE

4

1

1
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 15.23km W

1
Sheer Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.25km SE

1
Crofton

Causewayed Enclosure • 15.44km ENE

2
Fairmile Down

Long Barrow • 15.75km E

19

2
Old Coach Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.87km ESE

2

1
Sidbury Hill

Hillfort • 15.91km ESE

1

4
Bowood

16.05km W

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.05km W

1
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.13km NNE

1
Cow Down (Tidworth)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.14km ESE

1

2
Robin Hood’s Ball

Causewayed Enclosure • 16.24km S

4

1
Silver Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.24km SSW

9

1
Dunch Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.7km ESE

8

1
Knighton Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 17.04km SSE

9

3
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 17.05km NNW

11

2
Southly Bridge Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.08km ESE

3

2
Tilshead Lodge Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 17.1km SSW

9

4
White Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.15km SSW

9

3
Tow Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.15km E

16

2
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 17.24km W

3
Grafton Disc Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.32km E

5

2
Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.41km ESE

4

1
Chisbury

Hillfort • 17.43km ENE

7

3
Old Ditch Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 17.61km SSW

19

3
King Ina Earthworks (Eastern section)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.61km ESE

2

1
Silk Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.68km SE

2
Ludgershall 1

Round Barrow(s) • 17.72km ESE

5

2
Windmill Hill (Ludgershall)

17.81km ESE

2

1
Ludgershall 2

Round Barrow(s) • 17.81km ESE

5

2
Larkhill Camp Long barrow

Long Barrow • 17.9km SSE

2

2
Kill Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.92km SW

1
Fargo Compound Group

Round Barrow(s) • 17.93km S

1
MOD Durrington

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.09km SSE

8

2
Durrington Down Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.15km SSE

4

2
Milston Down Firs

Long Barrow • 18.17km SE

5
Pickpit Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.36km ESE

1

1
The Lesser Cursus Henge

Henge • 18.67km S

1
Botley Copse

Long Barrow • 18.67km E

1
Lesser Cursus

Cursus • 18.73km S

1
Strangways Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.74km SSE

1

1
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 18.8km W

2

3
Milston Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.8km SE

2
Tidcombe Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.93km E

11

2

1
Durrington Walls

Henge • 19.09km SSE

38

10

4
Cuckoo Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.3km SSE

20

1

2
Milston Down Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 19.3km ESE

18

3
Woodhenge

Timber Circle • 19.31km SSE

36

3

10

2
The Stonehenge Cursus

Cursus • 19.33km SSE

50

2

6

1
Cursus Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 19.34km SSE

8

2
Fargo Plantation Henge

Henge • 19.43km SSE

1

2
Stonehenge Cursus Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.46km SSE

40

6
Monarch of the Plain

Round Barrow(s) • 19.48km SSE

9

2
Winterbourne Stoke Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.51km S

2

1
New Henge (To be named)

Henge • 19.53km SSE

1
Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.56km NE

7

1
Old King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.61km SSE

24

3
Bulford Camp Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.64km SE

1
Tinhead Hill

Long Barrow • 19.65km WSW

6

2
The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.66km NE

20

1
Gate Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.72km SSE

3

1
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 19.85km NE

3

1
Stonehenge Car Park Post Holes

19.86km SSE

5

3

7
Bulford Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 19.87km SE

15

3
The Avenue

Ancient Trackway • 19.91km SSE

18

2

1