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SW4129 : Sancreed - Holy Well scheduled ancient monument site

taken 1 year ago, near to Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Sancreed - Holy Well scheduled ancient monument site
Sancreed - Holy Well scheduled ancient monument site
A general view of the site containing the mediæval well and baptistry and C20th stone cross that together form the Sancreed Holy Well Scheduled Ancient Monument site.
The well is on the left - see SW4129 : Sancreed - Holy Well opening and SW4129 : Sancreed - Holy Well of St Credan
The baptistry is to the right - see SW4129 : Sancreed - Baptistry associated with Holy Well of St Credan
with the stone cross behind and between them - see SW4129 : Sancreed - Stone Cross at Holy Well site

See shared description below:
Sancreed - Holy Well of St Credan

A narrow footpath leads from the centre of Sancreed village to the Holy Well just over a quarter of a mile (c.500m) west of the village. The path is overgrown and not entirely obvious in places especially as you near the ancient monument. In particular when you arrive at a stile you need to take the narrow path into woodland to the right, not take the stile into the field (which is another footpath).
The ancient monument consists of three Grade II listed structures within an area classed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The components are:
a) The mediæval Holy Well itself which is a granite structure with a steep flight of stone steps leading down into the well which is fed by a natural spring. EH Listing: LinkExternal link
b) Baptistry - A ruinous small rectangular mediæval building with walls up to c. 3' (1m) high immediately to the north of the well. EH Listing LinkExternal link
c) Stone memorial - A wheel-head dressed granite cross by John Stona dating from 1910 - based presumably on SW4229 : Sancreed - Wheel-head cross by path south of church in the churchyard of Sancreed church. EH Listing: LinkExternal link
The Scheduled Ancient Monument listing goes into considerably more detail: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Religious sites Place: Sancreed Primary Subject: Ancient Site other tags: Scheduled Ancient Monument Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stone Cross [4] · Holy Well Scheduled Ancient Monument [2] ·
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SW4129, 45 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 19 May, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 25 May, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 4178 2929 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:6.4455N 5:36.7658W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SW 4178 2928
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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