What is recorded here
Holy Well and Cross St Symphorian Church is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Linked to St Symphorian, a 3rd-century Christian martyr venerated in France and Ireland, the holy well and cross are associated with traditions of healing and pilgrimage. The site may reflect early medieval Christian practices, where wells dedicated to saints were believed to possess curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and general wellness.
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Places near here
Church of St SymphorianListed building · 23 yd
Well of St SymphorianListed building · 93 yd
The Bronze-Age burial mound of Carne BeaconAncient burial place · 1100 yd
Carne BeaconArchaeological place · 1108 yd
Carne BeachBeach · 1.2 mi
Carne and Pendower BeachBeach / strand · 1.2 mi
PortloeVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Gull RockIsland · 1.8 mi
Inner StoneIslet · 1.9 mi
Dingerein CastleArchaeological place · 2.5 mi
Porthlune Cove and Caerhays CastleCastle, fort or tower · 3.7 mi
Caerhays CastleRegistered park or garden · 3.7 miOther information
Photo: Paul Barnett · CC BY-SA 2.0