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Struell Wells

Near Downpatrick, County Down

Holy bath houses linked to St Patrick.

At Struell, water flows from a spring through a series of small stone buildings, including a drinking well, an eye well and separate bath houses for men and women. The wells were linked to St Patrick and drew crowds of pilgrims, especially at midsummer, seeking cures.

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When
Medieval
Where
54.3200, -5.6700
Group
Holy wells & springs

Visiting

Free to visit, a short drive from Downpatrick.

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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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