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Sisters Fountain and Adjoining Pool Approximately 700 Metres to South West PF Glenthorne at SS 7930 4917

A Grade II Listed Building in Countisbury, Devon

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Latitude: 51.2288 / 51°13'43"N

Longitude: -3.7303 / 3°43'49"W

OS Eastings: 279277

OS Northings: 149162

OS Grid: SS792491

Mapcode National: GBR L5.2YLH

Mapcode Global: VH5JT.9C8T

Plus Code: 9C3R67H9+GV

Entry Name: Sisters Fountain and Adjoining Pool Approximately 700 Metres to South West PF Glenthorne at SS 7930 4917

Listing Date: 24 November 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1289208

English Heritage Legacy ID: 397603

ID on this website: 101289208

Location: North Devon, EX35

County: Devon

District: North Devon

Civil Parish: Brendon and Countisbury

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Countisbury with Lynmouth St John the Evangelist

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


COUNTISBURY
SS 74 NE
4/28 Sisters Fountain and adjoining
- pool approximately 700 metres to
south-west of Glenthorne, at SS 79
30 4917
- II
Spring head. Early C19. Coursed stone rubble.
Built into the hillside with flanking splayed retaining walls. Stone cross above.
Full-height entrance to chamber with arch over spring inside.
The spring water runs into an oval pool down the hill to the north-east, formed by
stone rubble retaining walls.
The spring head and pool are situated on the hillside above Glenthorne (q.v) the
house built for the Revd W. S. Halliday and begun in 1829. Nearby is the spot where
the Revd Halliday is said to have stood and decided to build his house here. A
small inscribed stone (the decision stone) marks the spot but was not seen at time
of survey (July 1987) because of the dense undergrowth.

Listing NGR: SS7927749162

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