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<< Text Pages >> St Senara - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Thorgrim on Monday, 29 March 2004  Page Views: 10394

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Senara Alternative Name: Higher Kerrow Well
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Penzance  Nearest Village: Zennor
Map Ref: SW4631136232  Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.171690N  Longitude: 5.554144W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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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SW4636 : The track to Kerrowe from Bishop's Head and Foot by Rod Allday
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SW4636 : On the border by Malcolm Kewn
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SW4636 : Buildings near Bishop's Head and Foot by Rod Allday
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SW4636 : The lane at Higher Trye by David Medcalf
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SW4636 : The entrance to Higher Trye by David Medcalf
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 1.7km SE 145° Chysauster Fogou* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (SW47203483)
 1.7km N 7° Zennor settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SW46583787)
 1.7km NNE 18° Zennor tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SW469378)
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