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St Rumon's Well is a medieval or possibly earlier holy well located near the Church of St Rumon in Devon. The well survives as a stone-built structure situated approximately sixteen metres north of the church and represents the type of sacred spring that formed a focus for local devotion and pilgrimage in south-western England. Wells of this kind were frequently associated with Celtic saints, as Rumon was, and continued to hold religious significance through the medieval period and beyond. The physical remains preserve evidence of how such wells were constructed and maintained as places of spiritual importance within the parish landscape.
St Rumon's Well, 16m north of church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015144. View the official record →
St Rumon's Well is a medieval or possibly earlier holy well located near the Church of St Rumon in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015144.
St Rumon's Well, 16m north of 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 1015144.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 550m north of Challacombe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (4.8 km), Bowl barrow 590m north west of Challacombe Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (5.1 km), A bowl barrow and ring ditch 700m WNW of Challacombe Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Rumon's Well, 16m north of church'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 Rumon's Well, 16m north of church stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.