Lady's Well, Holystone (Harbottle)
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Description
St Ninian's Well, often called the 'Lady's Well', of established sanctity, has features of form and output which render it unique among the sacred springs of Northumberland. The well is on the north-west side of the village, from which it is separated by the course of the Roman road. It is probable that St Ninian himself passed this way, and he may have expelled the rural deity of the source, the first lady of the well, and reconsecrated it to Christian use, his own name being afterwards given to it. The conversion of the well into a rectangular tank with stone walls, if not done by the Romans, must have been the work of some pre-reformation period, for the walls are already ruinous in the early 18th century..... -
Owner
Keys to the Past (Durham & Northumbria County Councils) -
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Further information
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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