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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Mawnan's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Thorgrim on Monday, 29 March 2004  Page Views: 6656

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Mawnan's Well
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Helston  Nearest Village: Mawnan
Map Ref: SW7868527385  Landranger Map Number: 204
Latitude: 50.105223N  Longitude: 5.096378W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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St Mawnan's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : St Mawnan’s Well is dedicated to St Mawnan, a Celtic saint. From Mawnan village follow the signs for about 1 mile to the Mawnan Old Parish Church which is situated on the clifftop 4 miles southwest of Falmouth Bay. The church dates from the 13th century. The well is on private land in the garden of The Rectory. A gate guards steep steps down to a sunken path leading to the well. St Maw... (Vote or comment on this photo)
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St Mawnan's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : Detail of head carved into stone over the entrance to St Mawnan’s Well. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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St Mawnan's Well submitted by cazzyjane : St Mawnan's Well. A very unusual well with a carved stone head at the top of the arch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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St Mawnan's Well submitted by cazzyjane : St Mawnan's Holy well. In a ravine in a private garden of the old rectory now called the Sanctuary. It is wonderfully atmospheric here - especially when I visited in the fading light with the wind whistling all around. The water is clear and the well is about 6ft deep. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SW7827 : Small field near Mawnan Church by Rod Allday
by Rod Allday
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SW7827 : Mawnan Church lych gate and bier house by Rod Allday
by Rod Allday
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SW7827 : Lychgate at Church of St Mawnan by Stuart Logan
by Stuart Logan
©2012(licence)
SW7827 : St Mawnan Parish Church by David Dixon
by David Dixon
©2010(licence)
SW7827 : Parish Church of St Mawnan by David Dixon
by David Dixon
©2010(licence)

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