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

Submitted by theendlessbreeze on Monday, 29 March 2004  Page Views: 12722

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Gundred's Well
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: St Austell  Nearest Village: Roche
Map Ref: SW985617  Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.420511N  Longitude: 4.837918W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 2 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.
 2 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 Gundred's Well
St Gundred's Well submitted by theendlessbreeze : Here is a close up of St Gundred's Well. It is worth tracking down as it is located in picturesque surroundings. For details of how to find the well, see other picture. (Vote or comment on this photo)
St Gundred's Well is difficult to locate, particulary at the moment (summer 2006) as the new A30 is being built, but in the future it will be easier to find as the new road is very near the well.

From Roche, drive right onto the A30 and a little further on the left is Demelza Road. Take this road, then on right you will find a path. Drive down this path until you come to the end to 'Higher Holywell Farm'. Here you will find a cottage; behind it is a gate, take the steps down. You will find the well in a stone surround on the left hand side.

St Gundred's Well was visited in the past by young women who threw bent pins into the well to foretell the future.
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St Gundred's Well
St Gundred's Well submitted by cazzyjane : St Gundred's Well. Gundred or Gunett, was the daughter of a leper who lived alone at Roche Rock to avoid contaminating others. She daily fetched water for him but it was not from here - it was from a rock basin near the bottom of Roche Rock whos water is said to ebb and flow with the tide. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

St Gundred's Well
St Gundred's Well submitted by cazzyjane : St Gundred's Well. In an enchanting but very muddy setting! The well once had a statue of a saint on its roof but this has long ago been carried off, and the chapel that once stood nearby had its font removed by a mason who used it to make mortar and limewash. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Gundred's Well
St Gundred's Well submitted by theendlessbreeze : St Gundred's Well is difficult to locate, particulary at the moment (summer 2006) as the new A30 is being built, but in the future it will be easier to find as the new road is very near the well. From Roche, drive right onto the A30 and a little further on the left is Demelza Road. Take this road, then on right you will find a path. Drive down this path until you come to the end to 'Higher Holy... (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Gundred's Well
St Gundred's Well submitted by cazzyjane : St Gundred's Holy Well. Roche. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Gundred's Well
St Gundred's Well submitted by cazzyjane

St Gundred's Well
St Gundred's Well submitted by cazzyjane : St Gundred's Well, Oil on board. (2 comments)

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Re: St Gundred's Well by Anonymous on Saturday, 20 July 2019
Visited today spent 30 mins clearing ,super smooth sensitive secretive,
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