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Wellhouse Lane, GLASTONBURY, BA6 8BJ

Ordnance Survey benchmark, described on database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm63377.

National Trust sign by the steps leading from the town towards the hilltop. www.glastonbury.gov.uk

There is also another path from Stone Down Lane on the north side of the Tor.

A path leading from the west of the Tor is graced by these stone stiles, which are not really in the direct line of the route. They have a benchmark, which does not appear to have been here for many years. See https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm63377 for the entry in the Benchmark Database.

The path to the Tor is a very busy one and some sturdy new gates are going to get plenty of use.

Display Board at the start of the climb up Glastonbury Tor explaining its history.

This cut mark is located on the remains of a stone stile on the north side of footpath in Glastonbury. For more details see: http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm63377

Curiously, the old springs (Red and White) were capped and stored in this nineteenth century reservoir after countless years of worship and reverence. After a commercial venture, these springs are now restored to their former status and are a place to enlighten and revive. This is the mystic Isle of Avalon, after all. See Image] for a glimpse into the candle-lit vaults.

The doorway into a dark and hushed world of older spirits and shrines, this place has a fairly varied history. Originally it is thought that many people worshipped here throughout antiquity as water flowed out of the ground, known as the Red and White Springs, running down from the Tor. Despite this reverence, the water was earmarked by the Water Board for the town and in 1872 this large stone reservoir was erected to store it, partially covering some of the old monks' cells. Cholera was a problem in the town, but local opinion was strongly against it. Sadly, the high calcium content furred up the pipes and it fell into disuse by the end of the century. Finally sold off in the 1980s, it became a cafe but in 2005 it was sold again to new owners who have returned it to a sacred place once more. Largely run by volunteers, the old springs are a place of spirituality for visitors. See http://www.whitespring.org.uk/default.html#ancHeader for the website and Image] for the stonework.

This is the white spring in Glastonbury the water spout is only a matter of yards from the Image but there is no red staining and the taste of the water is completely different. The Well House in the picture is now a Image