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<< Our Photo Pages >> Menacuddle - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 21 March 2016  Page Views: 24308

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Menacuddle
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: St Austell  Nearest Village: Towan
Map Ref: SX0118753260  Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.345615N  Longitude: 4.795677W
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.
 3 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
 4

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Menacuddle
Menacuddle submitted by cazzyjane : Menacuddle Holy Well, near St Austell. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well in Cornwall, Menacuddle may derive from "mena" a sanctuary and St Guidel - an unknown saint. The delightful well-house is from the 15th century.

Source: Cheryl Straffon Fentnyow Kernow - in search of Cornwall's Holy Wells. Meyn Mamvro Publications

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Menacuddle submitted by Bladup : The Druid's chair. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Menacuddle submitted by celticmaiden55 : The waterfall which is in front of the well, looking really lovely in the sunlight. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Menacuddle submitted by celticmaiden55 : Looking inside the well. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Menacuddle submitted by cazzyjane : Menacuddle Holy Well, Oil on Canvas. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Menacuddle submitted by cazzyjane : Menacuddle Holy Well. Such a beautiful tranquil spot. (1 comment)

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Menacuddle submitted by celticmaiden55 : The Druids chair.

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Menacuddle submitted by cazzyjane : Menacuddle Holy Well. Reached by crossing a little bridge over the river, this little granite Well Chapel embedded in the hill is definately worth a visit.

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Menacuddle submitted by cazzyjane : The wonderful gothic doorway of the Well Chapel of Menacuddle, which during the middle ages was one of the most important religious sites in the whole of Cornwall.

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Menacuddle submitted by ocifant : The well house at Menacuddle (2 comments)

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Menacuddle submitted by cromagnonman : Version 2 A blend of three shots. Left area shot using a Hoya R72 Infrared filter, middle area shot at night using faux LED candles and head torch light trails, right area shot at midday. CAMERA INFO Camera Canon EOS 450D Lens Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 Focal Length 20.0 mm Aperture f/8 Exposure Time 137s ISO 400 Date Taken 2021-06-01 12:10:47

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Menacuddle submitted by cromagnonman : Version 1 A blend of three shots. Left area shot using a Hoya R72 Infrared filter, middle area shot at night using faux LED candles, right area shot at midday. CAMERA INFO Camera Canon EOS 450D Lens Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 Focal Length 20.0 mm Aperture f/8 Exposure Time 137s ISO 400 Date Taken 2021-06-01 12:10:47

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Menacuddle submitted by cromagnonman : Taken with Hoya R72 infrared filter

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Menacuddle submitted by Bladup : The little waterfall in front of the well.

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Menacuddle submitted by celticmaiden55 : The nearest side of the well

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Menacuddle submitted by celticmaiden55 : The far side of Menacuddle holy well bathed in autumn sunlight

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Menacuddle submitted by cazzyjane : Menacuddle Holy Well. A stunningly beautiful and peaceful place though not far from the bustle of St Austell.

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Menacuddle submitted by hamish : The ambience of this place is out of this world,and only a few feet from a main road,easy to miss unless you are coming from St Austell.

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Menacuddle submitted by Antonine : 2018

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Menacuddle submitted by Antonine

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Menacuddle submitted by Antonine

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Menacuddle submitted by lucasn : The well house. Half in the sun, half in the shade

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Menacuddle submitted by cazzyjane : Menacuddle Holy Well. Such a beautiful and tranquil place.

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Menacuddle submitted by hamish : The well building was flooded so I couldn't get a good photo of the interior. SX013535 Cornwall Nr St Austell. (1 comment)

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Menacuddle submitted by ocifant : The Druid's Chair at Menacuddle

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Re: Menacuddle by Andy_Norfolk on Tuesday, 24 July 2018
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This well is NOT named after any saint and mentions of a St Guidel are wrong. Its name is recorded as Menequidel in 1250 and Menedcudel in 1284 and comes from the Old Cornish mened and cuydel and it means hillside with a small wood. (See Craig Weatherhill's book Place Names in Cornwall and Scilly", 2005It was also known as Pinni-menny. "This was, (and is now by a few) the name given to the little chapel-well near Trenance bridge, St. Austell. Young people wanting to know their fortune, dropped pins into the well and "wished."" (Jago"The Ancient Language and the Dialect of Cornwall" 1882)
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Menacuddle by lucasn on Monday, 23 July 2018
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Re: Menacuddle by Sunny100 on Tuesday, 22 March 2016
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Could be St Gwydellan the Welsh saint maybe. The name being pronounced as Guidel in Cornwall. Only my opinion mind.
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Re: Menacuddle by Anonymous on Friday, 21 August 2015
Not to be missed
( if you are able to find it )
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Re: Menacuddle by Judy6 on Sunday, 18 April 2010
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We visited this site in April 2010 - very relaxing atmosphere with the sound of the water running over the weir. It seems that the access to the site is shared with a nursing home - look out for the road-sign for elderly people - although we didn't see anyone else while we were there.
Condition: 5
Ambience: 5
Access: 5
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Re: Menacuddle by Anonymous on Monday, 05 July 2004
Condition: 5
Ambience: 5
Access: 5

Very interesting and atmospheric place.
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