Holy Well To South Of The Church Of St Michael

MICHAELSTOW MICHAELSTOW SX 07 NE 6/123 (13/5) Holy well to south of the Church of - St Michael GV II

Holy well house. Possibly medieval origins. Granite and stone rubble. Built into a bank, with a small partly roofed well house and lower walls surrounding a larger circular basin in front. The low stone rubble walls to the front (north) of the well house may be the remains of a larger building. The well house, constructed of granite ashlar has the remains of a stone corbelled roof and a square well opening. The well is dry and was overgrown at time of inspection (1986). Quiller Couch in Ancient and Holy Wells of Cornwall suggests that the well was part of a more important building. Traditionally the well house is associated with the ruins of an ancient baptistery. Meyrick, J A Pilgrims guide to the holy wells of Cornwall 1982

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