Swallow-head spring/spring of the Kennet near Silbury hill,Wiltshire

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Swallow-head spring near Silbury hill/West Kennet long barrow in Wiltshire. Thought to be a place of worship to the Celtic Goddess Brid/Bridget the mother of Gods who would return the flow of the water in the month of March The willow tree is seen as sacred & it is tradition to leave offerings & tie ribbons/cloth to the branches, known as clooties

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Location: Swallow-head spring, Wiltshire
Photo credit: © Lynette Thomas / Alamy / Afripics
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