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The impressive well house surmounted by a stone cross is close to the Devon/Somerset border at County Gate and is on land which forms part of the Glenthorne Estate. Tradition tells how the spring was formed when Joseph of Arimathea rested here on his way to Glastonbury; the structure now on the site is probably a 19th century building and is named after the 4 nieces of the Rev. Halliday who developed the Glenthorne Estate in 1831. Nearby are the site of a Roman army fortification and the the tiny, ancient Celtic church at Culbone and so we can be certain that although remote, the area does have links with early history. Water from the spring is now pumped by hydraulic ram for agricultural purposes but the well is certainly worth the steep walk down the path from the County Gates car park.
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