Pin Well
Description:
Wishing well. (1)
A wishing well whereby if a crooked pin was dropped into the water the wish would be fulfilled. (2)
According to ancient custom lovers go to the well at midnight and, after bending and throwing a pin into the water, they wish for a speedy marriage or some other lover-like wish.
A custom in connection with this well took place on May Day when a procession was formed and marched from the town to this spot, where a halt was called and each of the processionists dropped a crooked pin into it, wishing a wish. (3)
Site status:
Country: England
County: Northumberland
District: BERWICK UPON TWEED
Parish: WOOLER
Named Location: Pin Well
Grid Reference:
NT986270
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 398600, 627000
Period: UNKNOWN
Subject: STRUCTURE, WELL
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: 1575
[ADS] Import RCN: NSMR03-1575
People Involved:
[Publisher] Conservation Team, Northumberland County Council
Bibliographic References:
- Monthly Chronicle 1888 (290) (3)
- Balfour and Thomas, 1904. County Folklore, vol 4. (6) (3)
- Henderson, W, 1866. Folklore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders (1973) (2)
- Newcastle Daily Journal, North Country Notes, 26-Jan-1893 (3)
- OS 1:10,000 1979 (1)
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