Holywell (Cave / Rock Shelter) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Holywell (Cave / Rock Shelter) by Mr Hamhead

Looking out from the small cave inside the main cave.

Mr Hamhead Oct 5, 2004

Image of Holywell (Cave / Rock Shelter) by Mr Hamhead

Mr Hamhead Oct 5, 2004

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Holywell

Cave / Rock Shelter

Mr Hamhead Oct 5, 2004

At the east end of Holywell Bay and below Kelsey Head can be found the Holywell that gives the area its name. Only reachable at low tide, the well or wells are found inside a large cave that can not be seen from the main part of the beach.

Many pools have been formed by natural build up of minerals more in common with the mendip cave systems.

How and when they got the name holy well I am not sure but as with many of the other wells in Cornwall there origins are pre Christian.

I great place to escape from the excesses of Newquay or Perranporth.

Holywell

Cave / Rock Shelter

Rhiannon Mar 7, 2008

At Holywell, or St. Cuthbert’s well, in Cubert [..] there is a well, or spring of fresh water, in a cavern on the sea shore. Thither on Holy Thursday children from the neighbourhood are carried, passed through a narrow fissure in the rock, and then immersed in a well, or font, excavated just beneath. This ceremony is traditionally said to be for the benefit of the child in soul and body.

Included for its stoney connection, from p241 of ‘The cross and the serpent’ by William Haslem (1849), which is readable on Google Books:

books.google.co.uk/books?id=plMEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA241

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Sites within 20km of Holywell

The Kelseys

Round Barrow(s) • 0.7km NNW

8

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Penhale Point Cliff Castle

Cliff Fort • 0.8km WSW

11

3
Kelsey Head Cliff Castle

Cliff Fort • 1.3km NNW

9

3
Ligger Point

Round Barrow(s) • 1.56km SSW

8
Cubert Common Burrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.6km E

6

4
Pentire Point East

Round Barrow(s) • 2.63km NE

11

2
Cubert Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.76km ESE

2

2

1
Gannel Rock Markings

Natural Rock Feature • 3.01km NE

7

1

1
Cubert Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.73km E

2

3
Tregingey Round

Hillfort • 4.59km ENE

4

1
Piran’s Round

Hillfort • 5.18km SE

8

6

1
Rosehill Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 5.82km SE

1
Barrowfields

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.11km ENE

16

3
Trevelgue Head

Cliff Fort • 6.92km ENE

24

1

4
Caer Keif

Enclosure • 7.22km SE

2

1
Caer Dane

Enclosure • 7.41km SSE

4

2
Whipsiderry

Round Barrow(s) • 8.02km NE

15

2
Callestick

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9km SSE

1
Carland Cross Burrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.74km E

3
Melancoose Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.1km ENE

1

1
Mitchell Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.12km E

1
Tresawsen

Round Barrow(s) • 10.29km SE

1
Griffin’s Point

Cliff Fort • 10.31km NE

8

1
St. Agnes Beacon

Cairn(s) • 10.7km SSW

17

9
Pendown

Round Barrow(s) • 10.72km S

1
Callestick Vean

Round Barrow(s) • 10.77km SSE

1
Hendra Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.99km E

1
Four Burrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.19km SSE

2

4
Tubby’s Head

Cliff Fort • 11.2km SW

7

1
Allet

Round Barrow(s) • 11.36km SE

1
High Cove

Round Barrow(s) • 12.05km NE

4
Bishop’s Wood (Truro)

Hillfort • 12.53km ESE

2

1
Three Burrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.54km S

1

1
Two Burrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.87km S

1
Little Regarded Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 13.04km SSE

1
Redcliff Castle

Cliff Fort • 13.04km NE

8

1
St. Eval Airfield Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.55km NE

9

3
Park Head fort

Cliff Fort • 13.62km NNE

7
Trevisker Round

Enclosure • 13.63km NE

1

3
Treburrick Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.07km NE

2

1
Park Head cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.2km NNE

16

1
St. Eval Church Stones

Standing Stones • 14.41km NE

8

1

4
Porthcothan Fogou

Cave / Rock Shelter • 15.43km NE

1

1
Rowan Cove

Round Barrow(s) • 15.78km NNE

4
Devil’s Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 15.92km ENE

6

4
Fox Cove

Round Barrow(s) • 16.48km NNE

4
Pennatillie

Round Barrow(s) • 16.53km ENE

1
Winecove Point

Cliff Fort • 16.63km NNE

12

1
The Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.79km NE

6

1

5
Bogee Barrow B

Round Barrow(s) • 17.01km ENE

2

1

2
Bogee Barrow A

Round Barrow(s) • 17.01km NE

2
Higher Trevibban

Round Barrow(s) • 17.03km NE

1
Bogee Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 17.4km NE

1
Prince Parc

Round Barrow(s) • 17.4km ENE

1
Nance

Hillfort • 17.64km SSW

1

1
Deep Tye Farm

Henge • 17.77km ENE

1

1
Constantine Church stone

Christianised Site • 18.06km NNE

5

1

3

2
Castle-an-Dinas (St. Columb)

Hillfort • 18.16km ENE

22

1

1

13
Cregou Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.17km SE

1

1
Dinas Head

Kerbed Cairn • 18.53km NNE

2

1
St Dennis

Hillfort • 18.57km E

4

4
The Nine Maidens

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.95km ENE

48

1

1

10
Carvossa Enclosure

Enclosure • 18.98km ESE

1

1
Harlyn Bay

19.25km NE

1

5
Magi Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.39km ENE

4

3
Tehidy Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.89km SW

6