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Submitted by enkidu41 on Sunday, 31 October 2004  Page Views: 6947

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Towan
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: St Austell  Nearest Village: Towan
Map Ref: SX015489  Landranger Map Number: 204
Latitude: 50.306556N  Longitude: 4.788988W
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
 3 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.
 2 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
 3

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Towan
Towan submitted by theendlessbreeze : The Towan well is on private land and the permission of the farmer to view should be obtained. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well / Spring in Cornwall. This well lies in a wooded copse across fields from Towan Farm. The well house was restored in 1937 but the area has since become rather overgrown and boggy.
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Carn Towan Cross
Carn Towan Cross submitted by Bladup : Carn Towan Cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carn Towan Cross
Carn Towan Cross submitted by Bladup : Carn Towan Cross. In the garden of a holiday home. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Godrevy Towans Settlement
Godrevy Towans Settlement submitted by Bladup : Part of a Hut circle at Godrevy Towans. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Godrevy Towans Settlement
Godrevy Towans Settlement submitted by Bladup : Little hut or maybe a cooking site at SW58954215. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Godrevy Towans Settlement
Godrevy Towans Settlement submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Godrevy Towans Settlement
Godrevy Towans Settlement submitted by Bladup : Part of a Hut circle at Godrevy Towans.

Phillack Towans Stone
Phillack Towans Stone submitted by Bladup : Phillack Towans Stone, It's 7 foot plus but too thin to be a prehistoric Standing Stone, although it could certainly be the remaining part of a broken up one

Phillack Towans Stone
Phillack Towans Stone submitted by Bladup : Phillack Towans Stone

Phillack Towans Stone
Phillack Towans Stone submitted by Bladup : Another smaller Boundary stone near the 7+ foot stone, Were they both once part of a prehistoric Menhir?

Phillack Towans Stone
Phillack Towans Stone submitted by Bladup : Phillack Towans Stone

Phillack Towans Stone
Phillack Towans Stone submitted by Bladup : Phillack Towans Stone

Carn Towan Cross
Carn Towan Cross submitted by Bladup : Carn Towan Cross.

Towan
Towan submitted by theendlessbreeze : Here is a photo of Towan well with the sunlight filtering onto the ground below.

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