The Whit Well black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: The Whit Well. Legend tells us that pilgrims visited the well for its healing qualities. They arrived by ship in Puckaster Cove and came via the Cripple Path and Ashknowle Lane to the well. Prayers were said while the sick and suffering bathed in and drank of its cooling waters. Then healed or with hope renewed and full of thanks to Our Lady of Whitewell and her good Saint Rhadagunde, they returned to the coast vi St, Rhadagunde's Path.

The Whit Well was a legendary site of pilgrimage reputed for its healing properties, attracting visitors who believed in its curative powers associated with Saint Rhadagunde. Its historical importance lies in the medieval tradition of holy wells and the local folklore that preserved the memory of these pilgrimages.