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Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard is a medieval or post-medieval water source situated within the churchyard of the parish church in Michaelstow, Cornwall. The well represents a common feature of ecclesiastical sites throughout medieval England, where springs and water sources were often incorporated into sacred landscapes and attributed with spiritual significance. Such wells frequently served both practical functions for the local community and devotional purposes connected to Christian worship and pilgrimage. The survival of this well as a recorded monument reflects the enduring importance of these water sources within the religious and social fabric of rural Cornwall.
Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016366. View the official record →
Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard is a medieval or post-medieval water source situated within the churchyard of the parish church in Michaelstow, Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016366.
Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard 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 1016366.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow (8.8 km), Wayside cross in the grounds of Pencarrow, 130m SSE of Pencarrow House (8.9 km), Iron Age defended settlement called Penhargard Castle (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Holy well in Michaelstow churchyard stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.