View SW of outcrop & holy well (1) on Alderley Edge wooded sandstone escarpment, Cheshire. Water from the outcrop collects in two stone-lined basins.

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View SW of outcrop and holy well (1) on Alderley Edge wooded, red sandstone escarpment, Cheshire. Water from the outcrop collects in two stone-lined basins: one rectangular, the other triangular. The area is designated an SSSI for its biological & gelogical interest, and rich in myths & legends, used most notably by writer Alan Garner in his The Weirdstone of Brisingamen series of novels. A National Trust property.

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Location: Holy Well (1), Alderley Edge, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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