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This holy Well is located in a grass field on the north side of the Skipton to Bolton Bridge road. The actual spring (and original holy well?) must be in the nearby banking and the water passes through a metal pipe to a stone trough which is now used to water cattle. On a visit to the well in August 99 the trough was about half full with water, however the water did not appear to flowing from the pipe into the trough, so perhaps just enough seeps in to top up this level? This holy well may have been dedicated to
St. Helen, as Guy Ragland Philips (1) mentions a St Helen's well between
Skipton and Bolton Bridge, but does not give its exact location. However
he lived in this area and so may have had local knowledge about the well
dedication. |
Holy
Well (St Helen's?) - Draughton