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Holy well at Laneast is a medieval religious site located in the parish of Laneast in Cornwall. The well represents a continuation of early Christian devotional practice in the region, with holy wells forming an important part of Cornish spiritual and cultural life from the early medieval period onwards. The site reflects the significance of water sources in both pre-Christian and Christian traditions, serving as a focus for pilgrimage and healing practices within the local community. Such wells typically comprised a simple stone structure surrounding a natural spring, though the specific physical form and current condition of the Laneast example would require site documentation to describe with certainty.
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 religious site located 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).
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