Holy Well

Holy Well is a locality in Waterhead, Cumberland, England. Holy Well is situated nearby to the locality Palmer Hill, as well as near Snowden Close.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Banna and Milecastle 49.

Banna

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below. Banna is situated 2 miles southeast of Holy Well.

Milecastle 49

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 49 is situated 2 miles southeast of Holy Well.

Leahill Turret

Historic site

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Leahill Turret is a typical example of one of the lookout towers located between the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria, located on the Lanercost Road near Banks, Parish of Waterhead. Leahill Turret is situated 2 miles south of Holy Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilsland and Banks.

Gilsland

Village

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 2½ miles southeast of Holy Well.

Banks

Hamlet

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 3 miles southwest of Holy Well.

Lanercost

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall. Lanercost is situated 3½ miles southwest of Holy Well.

Holy Well

Type: Locality
Location: Waterhead, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.00781° or 55° 0′ 28″ north

Longitude

-2.63488° or 2° 38′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C7V2958+42

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369698281

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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