Well Beside Path Leading to St Michael's Mount is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. Well. 1 related planning application.

Well Beside Path Leading to St Michael's Mount

WRENN ID
ruined-keep-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 October 1987
Type
Well
OS grid reference
SW 515 299
Coordinates
50.11708, -5.47738
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The well beside the path leading to St Michael's Mount is a medieval structure made of granite rubble and dressed granite. It is a shallow well situated over a spring and was formerly the only source of fresh water for St Michael's Mount. The well features a paved and cobbled terrace with granite-faced retaining walls behind it, and dressed granite slabs cover the well itself. It is located next to an ancient cobbled path that leads to the Mount. This site is reputed to be the legendary location where 'Jack the Giant Killer' trapped and killed the Giant Cormoran.

Local climate

Well Beside Path Leading to St Michael's Mount receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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