King's Well Spring, Crosby Ravensworth Fell
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Kings Well Spring
King's Well Spring, Crosby Ravensworth - Coast to Coast
King’s Well Spring lies on Crosby Ravensworth Fell beside the Coast to Coast path between the line of Wicker Street Roman Road and the landmark known as Robin Hood's Grave. Rising just beyond the southern boundary wall of Hazel Moor, the spring gives birth to Crosby Gill, a small beck that gathers itself quietly among the rough pasture before descending towards the valley below.
Unlike most upland springs, King’s Well is protected by a traditional stone enclosure, built over the source with an opening on one side where livestock may drink. This practical shelter gives the spring an ancient, almost ceremonial character, fitting for a water source long valued on these open fells.
King's Well Spring Crosby Ravensworth
King’s Well Spring rises from a short, steep gully on the 300 metre contour of Crosby Ravensworth Fell, where the boundary wall divides Hazel Moor from the open fell. The Coast to Coast path meets this wall on its approach to Robin Hood’s Grave. Fenced to protect the source from damage, the spring is one of two headwaters that form Crosby Gill before joining Lyvennet Beck half a mile to the north.
King's Well Sacred Spring Source
King’s Well is an ancient and unusual upland spring, now standing in a ruinous state on Crosby Ravensworth Fell. Long regarded as a sacred or holy well, it is enclosed by a small stone shelter built from tightly coursed masonry, with a roof of heavy sandstone slabs. Beneath the structure lies a trough, thought to have been formed so livestock could drink from the clear spring water.
Hazel Moor Medieval Deer Park
The Nearby Hazel Moor lies along the northern side of Crosby Ravensworth Fell, where woodland and rough pasture follow the courses of Lyvennet Beck, Crosby Gill, Raven Gill, and Blea Beck. The moor contains a medieval dyke recorded by Historic England as part of a former deer park boundary, together with two medieval shielings. These simple seasonal shelters were once used by herdsmen while grazing livestock on the upland pasture.
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