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St Pedyr's Well, Treloy, is a holy well located in Cornwall, England, with documented historical significance as a site of Christian pilgrimage and veneration. The well is traditionally associated with Saint Peder (Saint Peter), whose cult was particularly strong in Cornwall during the medieval period. The site reflects the common practice of early Christian communities in Cornwall of sanctifying natural water sources and developing them as centres of devotion and healing. As a scheduled ancient monument, the well represents an important element of Cornwall's rich religious and cultural heritage spanning from the early Christian period through the medieval era.
St Pedyr's Well, Treloy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018575. View the official record →
St Pedyr's Well, Treloy, is a holy well located in Cornwall, England, with documented historical significance as a site of Christian pilgrimage and veneration. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018575.
St Pedyr's Well, Treloy 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 1018575.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm (8.1 km), Bowl barrow 570m south of Mitchell Farm (8.4 km), Warren's Barrow (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Pedyr's Well, Treloy'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 Pedyr's Well, Treloy stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.