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

Submitted by Thorgrim on Monday, 29 March 2004  Page Views: 10158

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Bryvyth's Well
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Lostwithiel  Nearest Village: Lanlivery
Map Ref: SX078590  Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.399375N  Longitude: 4.705776W
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
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St Bryvyth's Well
St Bryvyth's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : This well appeared to be much visited with signs giving directions to it and clouties hung on the wellhouse and in nearby trees. Despite extensive searching, I have been unable to find any information about either the saint or the well except that St Bryvyth, also known as Brevita, is a lesser Celtic saint and the patron saint of Lanlivery. The well lies very close to the Saint’s Way which run... (Vote or comment on this photo)
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St Bryvyth's Well submitted by cazzyjane : A magickal little well nestling in a wonderful secluded spot surrounded by wild flowers, trees and ferns. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

St Bryvyth's Well
St Bryvyth's Well submitted by hoya105 : The lovely well of St Brevita....it now is on school property - but has a right of way to it.... but no-one has put up a sign yet.... So, if you leave the church by the flight of steps down to the main lane - go straight across the lane into a footpath, follow this for about 100m or so - then take the second metal gate on the left into the school grounds - go immediately right and follow the path ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Bryvyth's Well
St Bryvyth's Well submitted by cazzyjane : Despite the older books saying St Bryvyth's is not worth the muddy trudge to get to it, this is definately a well worth visiting and is one of the most special I have seen. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Bryvyth's Well
St Bryvyth's Well submitted by cazzyjane : St Bryvyth's or St Brevita's well. May 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Bryvyth's Well
St Bryvyth's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : Water flows in at the rear of the wellhouse.

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Re: St Bryvyth's Well by AngieLake on Sunday, 24 May 2015
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Found this lovely picture of the well 'dressed' on a Facebook page for Cornwall's Holy Wells.
https://www.facebook.com/192596544164777/photos/a.827328590691566.1073741838.192596544164777/827328730691552/?type=1&theater
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Re: St Bryvyth's Well by Sunny100 on Monday, 16 May 2011
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That's correct cazzyjane, I can't find anything regarding St Brevita. Could, I suppose be St Breverita. Originally, Lanlivery church was dedicated to a certain St Vorck and that's where the village name comes from Lan-le-Vorck.
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Re: St Bryvyth's Well by cazzyjane on Monday, 16 May 2011
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Also known as St Brevita but apart from having Lanlivery Church dedicated to them it seems nothing else is known.
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Re: St Bryvyth's Well by Sunny100 on Monday, 16 May 2011
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Well I never, this is one saint I have not heard of ! St Bryveth, could be identical with St Breward (Brivarth) a Cornish saint ?
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