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Holy well 80m east of St Just Church is a sacred spring located within the parish of St Just in Cornwall. The well represents a form of religious infrastructure typical of medieval and post-medieval Cornwall, when such springs were venerated for their perceived healing properties and associated with local saints. The site survives as a physical monument to popular devotional practices centred on water sources, which often pre-dated Christian use but were incorporated into the Christian sacred landscape. The exact dating of this particular well remains uncertain, though holy wells in this region were actively used and maintained from at least the medieval period onwards.
Holy well 80m east of St Just Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020713. View the official record →
Holy well 80m east of St Just Church is a sacred spring located within the parish of St Just in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020713.
Holy well 80m east of St Just Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020713.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church (2.6 km), Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle (2.9 km), D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour (2.9 km).
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