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St Maughold's Well

Maughold Head, Isle of Man

A well of a pirate who became a saint.

Legend says Maughold was an Irish pirate who was converted by St Patrick and set adrift in a small boat as a penance. He washed up on the Isle of Man and became its bishop.

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When
500s
Where
54.3000, -4.3000
Group
Holy wells & springs

Visiting

A clifftop walk from Maughold church, which has a fine collection of carved crosses.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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