Holy Well at Approximately 100 Metres South West of Church of Saint Rumon is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1985. Holy well.
Holy Well at Approximately 100 Metres South West of Church of Saint Rumon
- WRENN ID
- muffled-footing-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1985
- Type
- Holy well
- OS grid reference
- SW 893 420
- Coordinates
- 50.24123, -4.95532
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The holy well, located approximately 100 metres south-west of the Church of Saint Rumon in Ruan Lanihorne, is of ancient origin, with its current structure possibly dating back to the Medieval period. It is constructed from slate rubble and features a semi-circular plan. The entrance has a half-round slate stone arch leading to a half-dome vault.
Local climate
Holy Well at Approximately 100 Metres South West of Church of Saint Rumon receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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