Trencrom Hill Well (Sacred Well) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Trencrom Hill Well (Sacred Well) by thesweetcheat

The interior of the well itself – despite the mud the water was clear.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.09)

thesweetcheat Jul 22, 2009

Image of Trencrom Hill Well (Sacred Well) by thesweetcheat

The well viewed from the west, at the base of the outcrop.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.09)

thesweetcheat Jul 22, 2009

Image of Trencrom Hill Well (Sacred Well) by thesweetcheat

Trencrom Well.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.6.09)

thesweetcheat Jul 22, 2009

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Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well

thesweetcheat Jul 22, 2009

Not to be confused with the Giant’s Well, this lies to the NW of the hill fort and is reached by a narrow path through a rock outcrop.

This is a striking well, consisting of a square hole cut into the base of an enormous granite outcrop. I can’t even imagine how this was constructed! The water is lovely and clear.

Sites within 20km of Trencrom Hill Well

Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 0.28km ESE

42

1

13
Giant’s Well

Sacred Well • 0.41km E

1

1
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 0.76km ENE

4

4
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.14km NE

9

5
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 1.34km W

5

4
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.28km NE

5

4
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 2.97km NE

6

3
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 3.24km WSW
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 3.39km WSW

26

4
Towednack Double Armed Cross

3.4km W

2

2
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.46km WNW

6

3
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 3.69km WSW

9
Carnsew

Hillfort • 4.09km ENE

9
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.34km W

18

3
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.46km E
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.6km WSW

78

6

1
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 4.69km WSW

10

2
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.73km W

12

3
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.81km W

1

1
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 4.87km W

24

3
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 4.88km W

5
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.07km W

74

3

14
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.23km WSW

1

1
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 5.57km SW

1
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.64km SW

3

1
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.73km ENE

4

1
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.79km WSW

3

3

1
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.82km WSW
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 6.18km ESE

1

2
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.44km W

1

1
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.44km WSW

13

1

1
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.45km WSW

78

1

16
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.48km WSW

3

1
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 6.49km SSE

18

1

10
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 6.53km W

7

3
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.62km WSW

19

2
Castle Kayle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.75km E
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 6.77km SW

10

1

4
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 6.88km W

13

3
Bodrifty Reconstruction

6.98km WSW

2

1

1

1
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.98km W

4

2
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.01km WSW

9

2
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.09km WSW

4

1
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.14km WSW

22

2

1
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 7.17km WSW

17

2
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 7.8km W

23

1

6
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 7.84km WSW

18

13
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.88km WSW

42

2

8

1
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.94km WSW

15

5
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 7.97km WSW

21

2

3

1
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.11km W
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.17km WSW

11

1
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 8.17km WSW

113

4

19
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 8.19km WSW

15

2
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 8.2km W
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 8.21km WSW

4

1
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 8.37km WSW

33

4
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.4km W

20

6
Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 8.47km WSW

3

1
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 8.53km W

40

6
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 8.61km SW

12

1
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.65km WSW

7

3
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 8.75km WSW

44

5
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 8.75km WSW

4

1
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.93km WSW

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13

1
Lanyon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.96km WSW

6

1
Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 8.96km WSW

23

6
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.05km WSW

109

1

18

1
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 9.07km WSW

97

3

43

3
Connor Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 9.08km ENE
Godolphin Hill

Enclosure • 9.18km E

6

1

1
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 9.25km WSW

2

1
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.29km W
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 9.36km WSW

7

2

2
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 9.44km SE

1

1
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.45km WSW

4

2
Godrevy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.48km NE

15

1

3
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 9.49km WSW

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.49km WSW

28

2
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.62km WSW

4

5
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 9.88km W

30

2
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.92km SW

4

3
Gear Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.04km ENE
Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.29km WSW

5
Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.32km WSW

7

1
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 10.38km SW

8

1

1

1
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.39km WSW

1

1
Castle Pencaire

Hillfort • 10.45km ESE

25

1

3
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.6km SSW

3

1
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 10.63km SSW

2

1
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.74km WSW

1
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.76km SW
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.88km WSW

16

4
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 10.98km WSW

3
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11km SW

5

2
Tregonning Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 11.08km ESE

11
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 11.24km WSW

1

1
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.24km SW

12

1
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 11.29km SW

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10

1
Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 11.31km WSW

47

4
Hudder Down

Round Barrow(s) • 11.35km NE

10

1
The Hood

Enclosure • 11.36km ENE

1

2
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 11.36km WSW

10

1
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.37km WSW
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.37km WSW
Chûn

Round Barrow(s) • 11.4km WSW

2
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 11.44km SSW

1
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.5km SW

13

3
Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 11.6km WSW

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2

16

1
Drym Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.67km E
Higher Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 11.78km WSW

2
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 11.9km SSW

5

2
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 12.07km SW

18

13
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.1km WSW

35

2
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 12.19km SW

24

2
Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.25km WSW

10

3
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 12.26km WSW

14

1

1
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.28km SW

51

9
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 12.35km SW

3

1
Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.4km WSW

18

1
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.47km SSW

6

2
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 12.48km SSW

1

2

1
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 12.52km SSW

7

2
Tregear Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.53km E
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.64km SSW

2

3
Trewavas Cliff

Chambered Cairn • 12.75km ESE

14

3
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 12.83km WSW

28

3
Camel Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 12.84km ESE

5

1
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.9km WSW

17

2
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.96km SSW

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.96km SSW

3

2
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.08km SSW

3

3
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.13km SW

6

2

1
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 13.13km SW

24

1

3
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.14km SW

10

6
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.15km SSW

3

1
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 13.22km WSW

14

4

2
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 13.24km WSW

56

2
Maen Cadoar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.25km ENE

6

3
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.28km SW

9

1
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.33km SW

12

3
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.33km WSW

42

2
Carwynnen Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 13.37km ENE

48

1

4

16

3
Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.43km SW

11

2
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 13.47km WSW

26

1

9
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.48km SW

3

1
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 13.55km WSW

104

3

19

2
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 13.62km SSW

47

4

16

2
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.63km WSW

4

2
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 13.66km SW

113

1

2

21

4
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 13.67km SW

7

5
Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 13.72km SW

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 13.72km SW

113

2

6

33

4
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 13.74km WSW

1

1
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 13.85km SW

22

5
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 13.88km WSW

3

2
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.89km SW

2

2
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 13.94km WSW

15

4
Men Amber

Natural Rock Feature • 13.99km E

5

1

4
Brane

Entrance Grave • 14km SW

30

9
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 14.01km SW

11

4
Crane Castle

Cliff Fort • 14.02km NE

16

1
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 14.12km SSW

87

9
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.12km SW

7

3
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 14.21km WSW

10

1
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 14.45km SSW

110

1

2

30
Tehidy Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.61km ENE

6
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 14.65km SW

66

14
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 14.67km SW

19

1
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.71km SW

43

2

10
Crowan Beacon

Cairn(s) • 14.81km E

1

1
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 14.96km WSW

2
Choone

Holed Stone • 14.99km SW

8

4
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.03km SW

17

1

3
Prospidnick Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.06km E

3

2

3
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 15.17km WSW
Garland Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.17km ESE
Botallack

Stone Circle • 15.21km WSW

1

1

1
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 15.25km SSW

31

1

4
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.28km WSW

5

1
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 15.38km SW

2
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 15.41km SW

57

1

9
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 15.42km SW

13
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 15.46km SW

13

2
Hangman’s Barrow

Cairn(s) • 15.64km ENE

7

4
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 15.8km WSW

3

2

1
Burras Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.36km E

7

6
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.4km SW

24

3
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 16.48km WSW

29

4
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 16.57km WSW

11

1
Nine Maidens (Troon)

Stone Circle • 16.63km ENE

27

9
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 16.66km SW

7

5
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 16.68km SW

14

1

3
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 16.83km WSW

70

2

9
Letcha

Kerbed Cairn • 16.99km WSW

9
Nance

Hillfort • 17.06km ENE

1

1
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.07km WSW
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 17.13km WSW

14

2
Carn Brea

Tor enclosure • 17.18km ENE

21

1

12
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 17.19km WSW

26

2
Wendron Mortar Outcrop

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 17.31km E

2

1
Calvadnack Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.35km E

1
Crasken Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.78km E
Carnmenellis

Cairn(s) • 17.83km ENE

5

2
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 17.84km SW

11

2
Four Lanes barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.85km ENE

2

2
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.03km SW

1
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 18.48km SW

49

1

1

15
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 18.83km SW

2

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.9km SW

3

1
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.41km SW

2

3
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 19.61km SW

28

4
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.61km SW

8

5
Carvannel Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.66km ENE

4

1

2
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 19.75km SW

7

1
Maen Castle

Cliff Fort • 19.86km SW

42

1

3