Site type guide
Holy Well
Holy Well sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
4 holy well sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Holy Well sacred sites overview
Holy Well sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
| Coverage | 4 holy well sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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Chapel and wellspring of St. Adalbert
Bylany, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia
In open fields between two Czech villages, a small 19th-century chapel shelters a spring that has flowed since before memory. Dedicated to St....
St. Brigid's Garden Well
Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
Near the horse pastures of County Kildare, a natural spring rises from the earth in a garden tended by devotion. St....
St. Withburga’s Well
Breckland District, England, United Kingdom
In the churchyard of St Nicholas Church in East Dereham, a spring has flowed for over a thousand years from the empty tomb of an Anglo-Saxon abbess....
Struell Wells, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hidden in a secluded valley near Downpatrick, Struell Wells has drawn seekers for over a millennium....
Key questions
Holy Well sacred-site questions
- What holy well sacred sites are included?
- Holy Well sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 4 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these holy well sites located?
- Major country clusters include United Kingdom, Czechia, Ireland.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Christianity, Celtic Christianity.
- Can I view holy well sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.