Well

Sacred Well
SE267821
Disputed

Also known as:

Mickey or Mickel Well and St. Michael's Well

Nearest town:

Ripon (11km SE)

OS reference:

SE267821

OS sheet:

99

Latitude:

54° 14' 1.11 N

Longitude:

1° 35' 25.21 W

Added to TMA by

BrigantesNation

Images (2)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Well (Sacred Well) by BrigantesNation

Image credit: BrigantesNation.com

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BrigantesNation May 17, 2004

Image of Well (Sacred Well) by BrigantesNation

Image credit: BrigantesNation.com

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BrigantesNation May 17, 2004

Articles

Well

Sacred Well

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BrigantesNation May 17, 2004

There can be no doubt that this is an ancient sacred Well. It sits on Holly Hill, and the village that it gives it’s name to was the site of an significant bath house in Roman times, possibly including a temple.

A visit to Well church may well reward you with a sight of the goddess of Well spring – a fish-bodied female figure is carved into one of the external window lintels.

The only other place where this image has been found so far is inside the church at Kirklington – the next village into which the spring at Well flows.

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Phlashetts Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.98km SE

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Nosterfield Mixed Period Barrow Cemetary

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.56km ESE

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Thornborough Henge North

Henge • 2.44km ESE

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Northern Henge Cursus

Cursus • 2.49km ESE

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Three Hills

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.68km ESE

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Binsoe Artificial Mound

Artificial Mound • 2.71km SW

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Thornborough Henge Central

Henge • 3.16km ESE

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Thornborough Central Cursus

Cursus • 3.24km ESE

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Green Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.39km SE

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Centre Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.74km ESE

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Southern Henge Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.85km ESE

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Thornborough Henge South

Henge • 3.96km ESE

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Rush Wood Post Alignment

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.21km ESE

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Low Sides Bronze Age burial

Cairn(s) • 4.25km S

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Rush Wood Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.27km ESE

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East Tanfield Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.49km ESE

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Rush Wood Hall Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.62km ESE

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Berry Hills Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.24km E

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Stapely Hill Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.4km E

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Gospel Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.65km WNW
Bellflask Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.68km SE

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Cowling Lane Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.28km NW

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Ainderby Quernhow

Cairn(s) • 7.3km E

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Great Crakehall Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.61km NW

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Fearby Standing Stones

Stone Circle • 7.7km WSW

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Pickhill Moated Mound

Artificial Mound • 8.07km ENE

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Nunwick Henge

Henge • 9.18km ESE

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Burtree Hill Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.58km ESE
Burtree Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.66km ESE

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Moor House Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.92km ESE
Ailey Hill

Artificial Mound • 12.06km SE

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Hutton Moor Henge

Henge • 12.13km ESE

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West Agra

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.46km WSW

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Fortress Dyke Camp

Plateau Fort • 12.49km SW

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Blois Hall Round Barrow

12.61km ESE

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Low Barn Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.63km ESE

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Harlands Plantation Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.06km ESE
Cana Henge

Henge • 13.91km ESE

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Diana’s Well

Sacred Well • 14.43km W

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Braithwaite Wood Hillfort

Hillfort • 15.11km W

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Flamstone Pin

Cairn(s) • 16.27km W

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Castle Steads, Coverham

Hillfort • 16.44km W

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Catterick Henge

Henge • 16.79km NNW

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Pudding Pie Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.98km E

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Yeadon Crag Rock Shelter

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.55km SW
Brimham Rocks

Rocky Outcrop • 18.09km SSW

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Druid’s Cave Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.51km SSW

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Graffa Plains

Cairn(s) • 18.7km SSW

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Riva Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.75km SSW

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Scorton Cursus

Cursus • 19.08km NNW

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Braisty Woods Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.33km SSW

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The Devil’s Arrows

Standing Stones • 19.89km ESE

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