<< Our Photo Pages >> Pipe Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cornwall
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Pipe Well Alternative Name: The Well of Lyskiret, The Well of St MartinsCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.787 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Liskeard
Map Ref: SX252644
Latitude: 50.453328N Longitude: 4.463713W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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The water of the well is fed by four springs and has never been known to run dry. Like most Cornish wells, it is meant to bring luck in matrimony and it was also believed to possess miraculous healing powers and would cure "weak eyes".
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