The Chapel of St Enodoc
Then roller into roller curled And thundered down the rocky bay, And we were in a water world Of rain and blizzard, sea and spray, And one against the other […]
Category Archives: Celtic Crosses & Holy Wells
St Madrons Well
Saint Madron was a Pre-Congregational Saint, monk and hermit. He is honoured in Wales and Brittany and in Cornwall at Madron Parish Church in the village of Madron. He also […]
Is this the holy well of St John
Holy Well / Spring in Cornwall – This well is described in Cheryl Straffon’s excellent book “Fentynyow Kernow – in search of Cornwall’s Holy Wells” She describes this one as […]
Lady Vale Bridge
Lady Vale Bridge Nr Bodmin, Cornwall is a Clapper bridge over a tributary of the River Fowey in Cardinham Woods. The bridge dates from the 12th century and was named […]
Eye Well – Bodmin
Holy Well and Sacred Spring in Cornwall As it’s name suggests, the Eye Well had a reputation for healing the eyes. A stone above the present structure bears the date 1700 […]
Holywell Bay – Finding the Druids well
Holywell Bay unsurprisingly gets its name from a Holy Well, but there are 2 rival contenders for this! The first is in the valley at Trevarrick (near the 18th […]
Holy Wells – Lanhydrock House
This well stands in the beautiful grounds of Lanhydrock House
St Piran’s holy well
St Piran’s holy well, near St Nectans Glen in Cornwall. Clootie wells are wells or springs in Celtic areas where pilgrims leave strips of cloth or rags, usually as part […]
The Secret Holy Well Of Menacuddle And The Druid’s Chair
Menacuddle Well Cornwall, is a land of legends, saints, holy wells and other mysteries. Before Christmas I came across a picture of Menacuddle Well, I hadn’t heard of it before […]
Holy wells of Padstow – Ladywell
Ladywell, Holy Well / Spring is somewhere behind the Golden Lion pub in Padstow, It is possibly of note that the streetname here is Lanadwell Street.
