Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe | Sweet Briar College INTRODUCTION Sacredness Caves Stones Mountains Trees Water Forms in the Landscape BIBLIOGRAPHY 1998 (text only) Chris Witcombe An exploration of how and why places become invested with SACREDNESS and how the SACRED is embodied or made manifest through ART and ARCHITECTURE WATER AND THE SACRED Water is a primordial element which underlays ...

BUTTONS, BRAS AND PINS (The Folklore of British Holy Wells) By Rowan First published at Lughnasa 1996 Our ancestors were much given to undertaking visits and pilgrimages to various wells, springs and other bodies of water which were reputed locally (and in some cases much further afield) to possess the power to heal, if not cure, illnesses of various kinds. Janet and Colin Bord, who have ...

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Legend says that if you toss a coin into the fountain over your shoulder, you will one day return to the eternal city ...