<< Our Photo Pages >> Giant's Well (St. Michael's Mount) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cornwall
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Giant's Well (St. Michael's Mount) Alternative Name: St. Michael's Mount Well,Jack the Giant Killer's WellCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Penzance Nearest Village: Marazion
Map Ref: SW51512992 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.117231N Longitude: 5.477363W
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| 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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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IanMu4966 visited on 22nd Jun 2025 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
TheCaptain visited on 17th Jun 2025 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Alongside the steep path up to the castle is seen The Giant's Well. This is the place where Jack the Giant Killer trapped and killed the giant Cormoran after he had become a nuisance to the locals. A bit further up can be found The Giant's Heart. After Jack had killed the Giant Cormoran, he ripped out his heart and hurled it as far as he could. This is where it landed and remains to this day. Listen carefully, and it can sometimes still be heard beating
WildPilgrim visited on 30th Mar 2025 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 On the way up to the castle, up a very steep path. Not so atmospheric when there's crowds of tourists.
bishop_pam visited on 25th Nov 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3
georgiastar cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.75 Access: 3.25
Legend says that this was the home of the giants Cormoran and his wife Cormelian. Jack defeated Cormoran after the giant terrorised local lands.
A bit further up the path from the well is a stone named the Giant's Heart, said to be the heart from the defeated Cormoran cut out by Jack and hurled as far away up the hill as he could.
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