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Holy well of St Mawes is a medieval holy well situated approximately eighty metres east of St Mawes Methodist Church in Cornwall. The site represents one of the numerous sacred wells that characterised the religious landscape of medieval Cornwall, typically associated with local saints and serving as focal points for pilgrimage and healing devotion. The well remains substantially in situ, preserving physical evidence of its long use as a place of spiritual significance, though like many such monuments it has undergone changes across the centuries. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its importance as a surviving example of medieval religious practice and infrastructure in the county.
Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020452. View the official record →
Holy well of St Mawes is a medieval holy well situated approximately eighty metres east of St Mawes Methodist Church in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020452.
Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist 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 1020452.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle (0.7 km), St Mawes Castle (0.7 km), Pendennis peninsula fortifications (2.8 km).
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