St. Constantine's Well
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St. Constantine's Well
Image: © John Brightley Taken: 4 Apr 2010
There is quite a substantial barrel vaulted stone wellhead structure below the roof which I assume is modern. The ground all around was very soggy at the time I took the photo. According to a North Cornwall District Council leaflet, the well was buried for centuries under the dunes until rediscovered by local archaeologists in 1911. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and its miraculous waters attracted pilgrims who prayed for rain in times of drought. The well now sits in the middle of a golf course, accessed by the public only by a dead-end footpath, and surprisingly there are no information boards at the site.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.534818
Longitude
-5.014