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Well called Blaunder's Well

England
List entry 1004656
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004656
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 27335 80707
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Blaunder's Well is a historic water source located in Cornwall, England. The well serves as a modest but enduring example of local infrastructure developed to access groundwater in the region. Like many Cornish wells, it reflects the practical hydraulic engineering traditions of rural communities, though specific details regarding its precise dating and original construction remain limited in the scholarly record. The monument is registered within the national heritage database as a site of archaeological interest.

Well called Blaunder's Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004656. View the official record →

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What is Well called Blaunder's Well?

Blaunder's Well is a historic water source located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004656.

Who is responsible for protecting Well called Blaunder's Well?

Well called Blaunder's Well 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 1004656.

What other scheduled monuments are near Well called Blaunder's Well?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Banked cairn 125m NNE of Caradon Hill summit (9.8 km), Two stone hut circles and an adjoining Prehistoric boundary wall 470m east of Trewalla Farm (9.9 km), Kerbed platform cairn with kerbed central mound and outer bank 600m east of Trewalla Farm (9.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Banked cairn 125m NNE of Caradon Hill summit
9.8 km
Two stone hut circles and an adjoining Prehistoric boundary wall 470m east of Trewalla Farm
9.9 km
Kerbed platform cairn with kerbed central mound and outer bank 600m east of Trewalla Farm
9.9 km
Round cairn 525m east of Trewalla Farm
9.9 km
Embanked platform cairn 47m NW of Caradon Hill summit
9.9 km
Ring cairn 77m E of Caradon Hill summit
9.9 km
Round cairn 15m SSE of Caradon Hill summit
10 km
Two cairns, centred 82m and 110m SW of Caradon Hill summit
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Well called Blaunder's Well

Well called Blaunder's Well stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Well called Blaunder's Well

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~12.5 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~15.6 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~16.7 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~18.7 miles
Domesday entry for Trewanta, Cornwall →
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