
What is recorded here
Sancreed Holy Well is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Sancreed Holy Well is associated with Saint Keyne (or Sancta Keyne), a 6th-century Cornish saint known for her healing powers. The well was traditionally visited for its curative properties, particularly for skin ailments and female infertility, and was a site of pilgrimage and seasonal rituals.
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Places near here
Modern stone cross at Sancreed Chapel and WellChurch, cross or graveyard · 45 yd
Fluorescent green alga, St Credan's Well, SancreedOld or holy well · 152 yd
Holy Well of St CredanListed building · 156 yd
Chapel and holy well on Chapel DownsScheduled monument · 164 yd
Blind Fiddler Standing StoneHeritage attraction · 1380 yd
Boscawen-Un Stone CircleHeritage attraction · 1.2 mi
Bartine CastleArchaeological place · 1.4 mi
Trig point within Bartine Castle, Bartinney DownsCastle, fort or tower · 1.4 mi
Tregerest Methodist Chapel and graveyardChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.7 mi
Chapel Carn BreaMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
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Photo: Michael Murray · CC BY-SA 2.0