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St Cleer's Well is a medieval holy well located in the parish of St Cleer in Cornwall, England. The site comprises both a well structure and an associated stone cross, characteristic features of the sacred landscape that developed around healing springs during the medieval period. The well itself retains evidence of its religious and medicinal use, forming part of the broader tradition of well veneration that was particularly prevalent in Cornwall. The monument represents an important survival of medieval devotional practice and the physical infrastructure through which such practices were sustained.
St Cleer's Well and cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018205. View the official record →
St Cleer's Well is a medieval holy well located in the parish of St Cleer in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018205.
St Cleer's Well and cross 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 1018205.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (0.2 km), Part of a medieval boundary dyke 220m east of Golitha House (2.3 km), Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Cleer's Well and cross'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.
St Cleer's Well and cross stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.