Thesaurus Term/Concept: HOLY WELL

Identifier 70203
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A well or spring, possessing religious or otherwise ritualistic significance, around which a structure, such as a niche, wall or shelter, has been constructed. In the case of the water source being a natural spring, double-index with SPRING.

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Instances/Examples (10)

Context Record
Monument Type MDO47782 Early medieval boundary, Piddlehinton (Monument)
Monument Type MDO45120 Holy Well of St White, Whitchurch Canonicorum (Monument)
Monument Type MDO44961 Holy well site, Holwell, Cranborne (Monument)
Monument Type MDO39301 Holy Well, Hazelbury Bryan (Monument)
Monument Type MDO43342 Holy well, Holwell (Monument)
Monument Type MDO20226 St Andrew's Well, Bradpole (Monument)
Monument Type MDO706 St Augustine's Well, Cerne Abbas (Monument)
Monument Type MDO39303 Sulphur well, Hazelbury Bryan (Monument)
Monument Type MDO2476 The Saint's Well, Stanton St Gabriel (Monument)
Monument Type MDO1585 Well in Ware Lane, Lyme Regis (Monument)