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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Mary's Well (Illogan)Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Redruth Nearest Village: Illogan
Map Ref: SW66484369
Latitude: 50.246949N Longitude: 5.276784W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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LiveAndrew visited on 25th Mar 2021 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Driven past this Well so many times
HER Number: 18159
Name: ILLOGAN - Medieval holy well, Post Medieval holy well
"The site of a holy well, now marked by a small garden with drinking fountain structure dated 1888."
"This location beside a cross roads, is said by local people to have been the site of a holy well. It is now marked by a small garden with drinking fountain structure dated 1888, built by the Basset family (h1, b1). The feature marked 'W' and 'Trough' on the OS maps is presumably this latter (b2). The feature is now shown as Mary's Well by the OS.
(b1) - Budd, M, 1982, Pers Comm
(b2) - Preston-Jones, A, 198-, Pers Comm"
The inscription on the granite dressing reads: "June 21st 1888. Mary's Well. Given by Gustavus Bassett. Jesus said Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again. But whoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst. But the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
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