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Submitted by hamish on Thursday, 13 May 2004  Page Views: 14442

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Ambrusca's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Newquay  Nearest Village: Crantock
Map Ref: SW789607  Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.404478N  Longitude: 5.112829W
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
 5 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.
 5 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 Ambrusca's Well
St Ambrusca's Well submitted by hamish : By the side of the road on the way to the Gannel ferry. If you are driving it is easy to miss, so have a walk from the village it's about 300mtrs. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This well can be found by the side of the road on the way to the Gannel ferry.

If you are driving it is easy to miss, so have a walk from the village, it's about 300mtrs.
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St Ambrusca's Well
St Ambrusca's Well submitted by cazzyjane : St Ambrusca's Well, Crantock. Tucked in behind foliage at the end of a garden facing the road. The door is locked but still well worth a visit. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

St Ambrusca's Well
St Ambrusca's Well submitted by Thorgrim : This strange face is carved on the door of St Ambrusca's Well. Located by a cottage down the steep twisting lane that goes down from Crantock to the ferry across the Gannell. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Ambrusca's Well
St Ambrusca's Well submitted by Venice : I took this photograph in the 1970's. The doorway is damaged, with a large hole at the bottom and the wood is split down one side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Ambrusca's Well
St Ambrusca's Well submitted by hamish : The little door is tight shut, but love the carving. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SW7860 : St Ambrusca's Holy Well Crantock by Michael Murray
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SW7960 : Crantock Church by Rod Allday
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SW7960 : Crantock - St Carantoc - Dedication stone to Edmund Sedding by Rob Farrow
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SW7960 : Crantock - St Carantoc - Chancel by Rob Farrow
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SW7960 : Crantock - St Carantoc - Altar, Reredos and East Window by Rob Farrow
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Re: St Ambrusca's Well by Sunny100 on Tuesday, 12 March 2019
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I think this was a dedication to St Ambrose of Milan,
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Re: St Ambrusca's Well by Sunny100 on Saturday, 10 July 2010
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Also known as St Ambrew's Well.
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Re: St Ambrusca's Well by theendlessbreeze on Monday, 14 June 2004
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Condition: 5
Ambience: 2
Access: 5
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