
What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Medieval chapel known as Madron Well Chapel associated with Madron holy well as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Madron Well Chapel is associated with St Madron, a 6th-century Cornish saint believed to have Christianized the area and performed miracles. The nearby holy well was traditionally visited for healing, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and was a site of pilgrimage and seasonal rituals.
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Places near here
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