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The other St Cubert's Well in the holiday park may have been rebuilt (that recently added cross on top is hideous) but I wouldn't dismiss it as some sort of Victorian folly. The main structure of the well building is reputed to be 14thC, see for example, Cheryl Straffon's "Fentynnyow Kernow", or J Meyrick's "Holly Wells". It was roofless and largely ruined when visited by Charles Henderson in 1924, and one door jamb was being used as a pig trough at Trevornick Farm. It was restored by the Newquay Old Cornwall Society - hence the Cornish inscription. (See also "the Healing Wells and Cornish Cults and Customs" by PO and DV Leggat.) This well is genuinely an ancient holy well and both have a long and well established link to St Cubert.


BTW not only is it possible to squeeze into the top chamber of the well in the cave, but you can get several good friends in there together - good friends because it's a tight squeeze.

Hi Andy

Apoligies for bringing the well into the realms of Victorian folly...I have not visited this site and from a quick glance at the photos I guessed it had been rebuilt like so many in Cornwall...

Any info in those books about St Bellarmine?

Mr H

Andy Norfolk wrote:
BTW not only is it possible to squeeze into the top chamber of the well in the cave, but you can get several good friends in there together - good friends because it's a tight squeeze.
... Or one Goffik! ;) Actually me and Mrs G fit in there quite nicely with room a-plenty for a (very) few others! Would have got a bit claustraphobic though. But what a fab place!

Took us about 5 visits to find the sodding thing but was well worth the effort. Turns out we'd found it by visit #2 but didn't realise!

Must re-visit St Cuberts well sometime... >sighs wistfully<

G x