St Morwenna's Well

April 2024. The wellhouse of St Morwenna’s Well on the cliff face west of Morwenstow church. This structure was built at the behest of Parson Hawker of Morwenstow in the 1840s. It is now a Grade II listed building and not very accessible. The well itself is dry and has been so for some time. Apparently the spring now emerges further down the cliff… the OS map marks St Morwenna’s Well at grid reference SS19781547 which is about 200 metres to the north-west of the wellhouse (and over 60 metres closer to sea level). I didn’t check that spot during this visit.