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Lidwell
Date Added: 26th Jan 2024
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Lidwell submitted by KiwiBetsy on 20th Nov 2006. This lonely spot is home to the remains of a small 13th century chapel. Although neatly fenced it is almost impossible to visit without Wellington boots as the whole area is running with water some of which flows from the well which is just on the right inside the iron fence. It used to be in a corner of the chapel before it became a ruin. The well can be seen in the right about half way between the ‘Lidwell Chapel’ sign and the bottom of the image.
Early in the 14th century the chapel wa...
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Log Text: Very hard to access through an ancient bog but a beautiful and tranquil spot (despite what the legends suggest happened there). Wellies are essential, I lost a shoe in said bog.