Chibbyr Baltane: A holy well hidden in a field of gorse
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 2020-04-23

This holy well used to be famous for its healing properties, but it has lain lost for over 50 years in a field of gorse...

A short film on the hunt for Chibbyr Baltaine in the beautiful hills over Fleshwick in the Isle of Man.
Presented by Ruth Keggin Gell, the film includes an explanation of the well's connection to Laa Boaldyn (1 May) / Beltaine, and some of the details of the cures people used to hope for from it a century and more ago.

More information about the Manx traditions around Boaldyn can be found here: https://www.culturevannin.im/manx_year_event_475492.html 

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PLEASE NOTE:
This site is on private land and was only visited with the permission of the landowner.
Sites such as this are ancient monuments and as such are under the guardianship of Manx National Heritage. Please do not disturb or damage them in any way.
More information about sites such as this can be found in the 'Guide to the Archaeological Sites of the Isle of Man': https://www.culturevannin.im/publication_476213.html

This film was produced by Culture Vannin in 2019.
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