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Acrylic-bob · 11-05-2004, 18:21

Ok, Ok. I reckon Tealeaf and Weary Tourist have to share the points on this one.
The Object is a well covering, The inscription does read 'Mary's Holy Well' The location is on the side of Hamildon near The King's Highway. Apparently it was the focus of May Day processions and, believe it or not, pilgrimages in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, hence it's name of 'May Road Well'. I do not think any miraculous cures were recorded though. The spring which rises here has lost a lot of it's force in the last seventy years as a result of drainage work on the hillside.

11-05-2004, 18:21	#15
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: Try this one for size, then. Ok, Ok. I reckon Tealeaf and Weary Tourist have to share the points on this one. The Object is a well covering, The inscription does read 'Mary's Holy Well' The location is on the side of Hamildon near The King's Highway. Apparently it was the focus of May Day processions and, believe it or not, pilgrimages in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, hence it's name of 'May Road Well'. I do not think any miraculous cures were recorded though. The spring which rises here has lost a lot of it's force in the last seventy years as a result of drainage work on the hillside.