What is recorded here
A wide shallow pool of clear water formed from a natural spring, used as a drinking place for livestock marks the site of the well depicted as 'White Well' on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. A stream runs S from the pool of water. No evidence of any votive offerings around the well or any evidence that the well was ever used as a site of pilgrimage. no evidence to suggest that this is the site of a holy well. Whitewell House located 155m to NNE and ringfort (WM033-013---) 150m to the W.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 July 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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