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Holy well at Laneast is a medieval holy well situated in the parish of Laneast in Cornwall. The well remains a physical expression of the importance of water sources in medieval Christian devotion and pilgrimage practice within the region. Holy wells such as this were commonly associated with local saints or healing traditions and served both spiritual and practical functions for the surrounding community. The site reflects the broader medieval tradition of sacred wells found throughout Cornwall, which were integral to local religious life from the early Christian period through the medieval centuries and beyond.
Holy well at Laneast is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017048. View the official record →
Holy well at Laneast is a medieval holy well situated in the parish of Laneast in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017048.
Holy well at Laneast 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 1017048.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tor cairn on Newel Tor, 1.5km north of Siblyback Farm (9.8 km), Prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement incorporating a medieval tin miners' cache and medieval shelter 1.285km north-west of Wardbrook Farm (9.9 km), Prehistoric field system, hut circles, boundary, enclosure and standing stone, medieval field system and post-med. small-holding 1.46km NNE of Siblyback Farm (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Holy well at Laneast's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Holy well at Laneast stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.