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Jordan's Well
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st May 2005
Jordan's Well submitted by ocifant on 31st May 2005. A pleasant enough well, accessed from a lane just up the road from the church.
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St Ruan's Well (Cadgwith)
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st May 2005
St Ruan's Well (Cadgwith) submitted by ocifant on 31st May 2005. This well has been spoilt by having a copious supply of tealights and matches inside. Where these have been used, the walls are blackened. Unfortunate because it could be a lovely place otherwise...
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Kenwyn Four Burrows
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st May 2005
Kenwyn Four Burrows submitted by ocifant on 31st May 2005. I found this a difficult site to photograph, due to the presence of the A30, the trees and hedges and lack of a suitable viewpoint.
Here are two of the four...
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Gurnard's Head
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st May 2005
Gurnard's Head submitted by ocifant on 31st May 2005. The Trereen Dinas promontory hillfort, taken from the SouthEast.
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Veryan Barrow
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st May 2005
Veryan Barrow submitted by ocifant on 31st May 2005. Also known as Carne Beacon, this is the largest barrow in Cornwall.
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Tresvennack Pillar
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st May 2005
Tresvennack Pillar submitted by ocifant on 31st May 2005. Tresvennack Pillar, a short walk on from the Kerris Stone.
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St Oswald's Well (Kirkoswald)
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jun 2005
St Oswald's Well (Kirkoswald) submitted by ocifant on 25th Jun 2005. The well sits at the side of the church, against a hillside. The church bell tower is separate and sits at the top of the hill. There are steps and a door leading down to the well, but the door was locked. It is necessary to lower the drinking cup to obtain the water.
Apparently, the church boiler leaked some time ago, and the water was poluted with oil, and is no longer fit to drink, although it is still used for baptisms...
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St Mungo's Well (Cumbria)
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jun 2005
St Mungo's Well (Cumbria) submitted by ocifant on 26th Jun 2005. Looking at the various maps, the location of this well is difficult to discern. It's actually easy to find once you get to the church though.
From St Kentigern's in Caldbeck, walk through the churchyard from the road, and exit via the rear gate. Cross the footpath to the river. Immediately on entering the river path, there are a couple of steps down to the riverbank. These lead to the well.
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Great Urswick Burial Chamber
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jun 2005
Great Urswick Burial Chamber submitted by ocifant on 26th Jun 2005. Looking south to the road.
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St Patrick's Well (Patterdale)
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jun 2005
St Patrick's Well (Patterdale) submitted by ocifant on 26th Jun 2005. The well sits alongside the road at the southern end of Ullswater.
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Great Gaddesden Puddingstone
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Hertfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2005
Great Gaddesden Puddingstone submitted by ocifant on 29th Aug 2005. The Puddingstone in the churchyard, showing the polished upper surface.
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Soulbury Stone
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Buckinghamshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2005
Soulbury Stone submitted by ocifant on 4th Sep 2005. Located some 50 yards or so north of the church, at the junction of High Road and Chapel Hill (SP882270), this stone looms from the tarmac like a walrus breaking from the sea.
There are no give way signs, or other warnings, and yet no sign of collision damage, which is a minor miracle of some kind! Don't look for this one at night.
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Royston Stone
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Hertfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2005
Royston Stone submitted by ocifant on 28th Sep 2005. The Royston Stone, looking North.
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Blackwell Cross
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2005
Blackwell Cross submitted by ocifant on 28th Sep 2005. The sign on the wall reads:
"This Saxon cross is sculptured with spiral knots and Stafford-knots, interwoven with extra cords and bands. Similar crosses are to be found at Eyam, Taddington and Norbury. One authority dates the cross about 650ad."
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Lesingey Round
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2005
Lesingey Round submitted by ocifant on 23rd Oct 2005. Looking to Lesingey Round from the west. The earthwork covers about an acre and half, and is now planted with trees.
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Welwyn Puddingstone
Date Added: 17th Oct 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Hertfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jul 2010
Welwyn Puddingstone submitted by ocifant on 19th Jul 2010. Mossy puddingstone outside St Mary's church, in Welwyn.
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Chysauster
Date Added: 31st Dec 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Chysauster submitted by vicky on 13th May 2002. One of the houses if Chysauster Ancient Village at GR: SW472350
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Log Text: Not accessible to the disabled, there's a steep climb up hill, and steps to get to the field where the settlement lies. A small hut with EH tat for sale, but a friendly volunteer there on my visit.
Bosullow Trehyllys Settlement
Date Added: 31st Dec 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Access 3
Bosullow Trehyllys Settlement submitted by h_fenton on 17th May 2010. Although it is not much to look at this is a Kite Aerial Photograph of an iron age courtyard house at Bosullow Trehyllys.
10 April 2010
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Bosullow Trehyllys is a small village of Courtyard Houses, in terms of preservation it is considered to be second only to the nearby ancient village of Chysauster. The biggest difference is that Bosullow Trehyllys remains unexcavated. Today this site is grazed by horses (04/2010).
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Venton Bebibell
Date Added: 31st Dec 2013
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Venton Bebibell submitted by enkidu41 on 16th Nov 2004. The spring is likely to become totally obscured by bracken in the summer months.
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Mulfra Settlement
Date Added: 31st Dec 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Access 4
Mulfra Settlement submitted by Stonefly on 28th Jun 2010. Remains at Mulfra, with Greenburrow engine house of Ding Dong mine visible on the horizon.
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