Fountain Dale Area, Ravenshead, Notts.
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Fountain Dale Area, Ravenshead, Notts.
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 10 Nov 2013
It seems that Friar Tuck (c. C15th) may have been one of a small number of hermits who dwelt in caves or cells near a holy well in this area. It seems that they may have been 'seconded' from nearby Newstead Priory and their remit – as curtal friars – was to act as the guardians of a small chapel containing a shrine, that “stood nearby, surrounded by a moat”. This small pond may have been a part of a circular or rectangular moat.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.106381
Longitude
-1.154958