<< Our Photo Pages >> Roughtor well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cornwall
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Roughtor wellCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Camelford Nearest Village: Altarnun
Map Ref: SX14678111 Landranger Map Number: 200
Latitude: 50.600210N Longitude: 4.620193W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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TheCaptain visited on 13th Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 This was a nice find, and I am amazed that I never knew of its existance in the past. A nice stone trough and well front has been built over a fairly vigourous spring quite high up on the Roughtor Massif, approximately halfway between the main Roughtor top and the Showery Tor top on the northwestern hillside. It is fairly easy to find amongst all of the other natural clitter on a clear day, as the stream which runs out from it can be seen at is traces its way down the hillside. The well can be simply found at the top of this! There were a few little offerings strewn amongst the stones on the afternoon of my visit.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.75 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3
This was a nice find, and I am amazed that I never knew of its existence in the past (ah, I see, rediscovered and restored in 1994). A nice stone trough and well front has been built over a fairly vigorous spring quite high up on the Roughtor Massif, approximately halfway between the main Roughtor top and the Showery Tor top on the north-western hillside.
It is fairly easy to find amongst all of the other natural clutter on a clear day, as the stream which runs out from it can be seen at is traces its way down the hillside. The well can be simply found at the top of this! There were a few little offerings strewn amongst the stones on the afternoon of my visit.
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172m ESE 124° Little Roughtor Cairns* Cairn (SX14818101)
230m SSE 164° Little Roughtor propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX1472580887)
231m S 173° Roughtor settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX14698088)
301m SSW 193° Roughtor Cairn 2 Cairn (SX14598082)
308m WSW 239° Roughtor 1 Cairn (SX14408096)
320m NE 49° Showery Tor Ring Cairn* Ring Cairn (SX14928131)
336m SSW 201° Roughtor Summit Cairns* Cairn (SX14548080)
338m NE 51° Showery Tor propped stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX1494281311)
358m SSW 208° Roughtor* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX14498080)
360m SW 234° Roughtor 2 Ring Cairn (SX14378091)
360m S 176° Roughtor 4 Cairn (SX14688075)
429m NNW 330° Showery Tor Northwest Cairn 1* Round Cairn (SX14478149)
485m NW 326° Showery Tor Northwest enclosure 3* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX14418152)
507m NW 322° Rough Tor Cairn 3287.30* Cairn (SX14378152)
571m N 355° Roughtor NW cairn* Cairn (SX14648168)
612m N 353° Showery Tor Northwest enclosure 1* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX14628172)
630m ESE 117° Maiden Tor hut circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX15228080)
636m NNW 336° Showery Tor Northwest enclosure 2* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX14438170)
667m WSW 236° Loudon Hill 2* Cairn (SX14108076)
689m WNW 302° Roughtor north* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX141815)
713m NNW 327° Roughtor long cairn* Cairn (SX14308172)
715m SE 137° Roughtor East Cairn Group* Cairn (SX15148057)
734m NNE 22° Showery Tor North Cairn 1* Round Cairn (SX14978178)
744m WSW 250° Stannon Down 1* Cairn (SX13968088)
746m NNW 340° Showery Tor Northwest Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX14448182)
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