Giant’s Well (Sacred Well) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Giant’s Well, Trencrom.

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thesweetcheat Jul 22, 2009

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Giant’s Well

Sacred Well

thesweetcheat Jul 22, 2009

Far less impressive than Trencrom Well, this lies on the eastern slopes of the hill.

The well itself is covered over and locked, and iron bars sunk into the granite look as though they may have formed part of a winding mechanism.

Sites within 20km of Giant’s Well

Trencrom Hill

Hillfort • 0.22km WSW

42

1

13
Trencrom Hill Well

Sacred Well • 0.41km W

3

1
The Bowl Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 0.5km NE

4

4
Beersheba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.94km NNE

9

5
Trink Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 1.74km W

5

4
Carbis Bay Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.14km NNE

5

4
The Fairy Well

Sacred Well • 2.8km NNE

6

3
Noon Digery banjo enclosure

Enclosure • 3.62km WSW
Carnsew

Hillfort • 3.72km ENE

9
Castle-an-Dinas (Nancledra)

Hillfort • 3.72km WSW

26

4
Rosewall Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.77km WNW

6

3
Towednack Double Armed Cross

3.79km W

2

2
Tonkins Downs

Kerbed Cairn • 4.04km WSW

9
St Erth Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.05km E
Trendrine Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.73km W

18

3
Chysauster Village

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.95km WSW

78

6

1
Conquer Downs

Cairn(s) • 5.08km WSW

10

2
Sperris Croft

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.13km W

12

3
Wicca Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.21km W

1

1
Sperris Quoit

Burial Chamber • 5.27km W

24

3
Foage

Round Barrow(s) • 5.29km W

5
Phillack Towans

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.42km ENE

4

1
Zennor Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.48km W

74

3

14
Trye

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.61km WSW

1

1
Rosemorran Fogou

Fogou • 5.8km SW

1
Rosemorran

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.87km SW

3

1
Treveneague Fogou

Fogou • 5.89km SE

1

2
Try

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.16km WSW

3

3

1
Crankan courtyard settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.17km WSW
Castle Kayle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.35km E
St. Michael’s Mount

Natural Rock Feature • 6.42km S

18

1

10
Mulfra courtyard houses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.8km WSW

13

1

1
Mulfra Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.83km WSW

78

1

16
Kerrow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.85km W

1

1
Mulfra Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.86km WSW

3

1
Lescudjack Castle

Hillfort • 6.94km SW

10

1

4
Giant’s Rock

Rocking Stone • 6.94km W

7

3
Mulfra Hill round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.01km WSW

19

2
Pennance

Entrance Grave • 7.29km W

13

3
Bodrifty Reconstruction

7.35km WSW

2

1

1

1
Kerrowe Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.39km W

4

2
Bodrifty Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.39km WSW

9

2
The Beacon (Zennor)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.49km WSW

4

1
Bodrifty Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.52km WSW

22

2

1
Porthmeor (Treen Common)

Stone Circle • 7.58km WSW

17

2
Madron Holy Well

Sacred Well • 8.16km WSW

18

13
Treen Entrance Graves

Entrance Grave • 8.21km W

23

1

6
Bosporthennis 'Beehive Hut'

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.27km WSW

42

2

8

1
Carfury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.29km WSW

15

5
Bosporthennis Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 8.37km WSW

21

2

3

1
Porthmeor Roundhouses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.51km W
Ding Dong Lane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.53km WSW

11

1
Nine Maidens of Boskednan

Stone Circle • 8.55km WSW

113

4

19
Boskednan Southern Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 8.57km WSW

15

2
Little Galva

Ring Cairn • 8.59km WSW

4

1
Porthmeor Fogou

Fogou • 8.6km W
Connor Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 8.74km ENE
Boskednan Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 8.75km WSW

33

4
Godolphin Hill

Enclosure • 8.8km E

6

1

1
Porthmeor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.81km W

20

6
Lesingey Round

Hillfort • 8.83km SW

12

1
Hannibal’s Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 8.86km WSW

3

1
Gurnard’s Head

Cliff Fort • 8.94km W

40

6
The Four Parish Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.04km WSW

7

3
Bosiliack Barrow

Entrance Grave • 9.11km WSW

44

5
Venton Bebibell

Sacred Well • 9.13km WSW

4

1
Cudden Point

Rocky Outcrop • 9.22km SE

1

1
Godrevy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.28km NE

15

1

3
Men Scryfa

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.32km WSW

48

13

1
Lanyon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.33km WSW

6

1
Carn Galva

Tor enclosure • 9.36km WSW

23

6
Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.4km WSW

109

1

18

1
Men-An-Tol

Holed Stone • 9.45km WSW

97

3

43

3
Burnt Downs Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 9.63km WSW

2

1
Gear Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.64km ENE
Trewern Round

Enclosure • 9.67km WSW

7

2

2
Bosigran Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.69km W
Trewern

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.76km WSW

4

2
Watch Croft

Cairn(s) • 9.88km WSW

35

1

5
Watch Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.88km WSW

28

2
West Lanyon Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.98km WSW

4

5
Castle Pencaire

Hillfort • 10.07km ESE

25

1

3
Tremayne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.21km WSW

4

3
Bosigran Cliff

Cliff Fort • 10.28km W

30

2
Faugan Round

Hillfort • 10.55km SW

8

1

1

1
Trevean North

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.68km WSW

5
Tregonning Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 10.7km ESE

11
Trevean Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.7km WSW

7

1
Sheffield Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.74km SSW

3

1
Paul Celtic Cross

Christianised Site • 10.75km SSW

2

1
Kerrow Bosullow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.76km WSW

1

1
Ennis Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.94km SW
The Hood

Enclosure • 10.99km ENE

1

2
Hudder Down

Round Barrow(s) • 11.09km NE

10

1
Trevowhan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.12km WSW

1
Chyenhal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.16km SW

5

2
Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.25km WSW

16

4
Drym Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.26km E
Higher Bodinnar Fogou

Fogou • 11.31km WSW

3
Tresvennack Pillar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.43km SW

12

1
Drift Stones

Standing Stones • 11.5km SW

44

10

1
Merlin’s Rock and the Mousehole

Natural Rock Feature • 11.52km SSW

1
The Giant’s Grave (Morvah)

Natural Rock Feature • 11.63km WSW

1

1
Chy-Gwidden Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.67km WSW
Kerris

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.68km SW

13

3
Bosvenning Common

Round Barrow(s) • 11.68km WSW

10

1
Chûn Castle

Hillfort • 11.68km WSW

47

4
Crofto

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.75km WSW
Chûn

Round Barrow(s) • 11.77km WSW

2
Chûn Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 11.98km WSW

84

2

16

1
Redhouse

Standing Stones • 12.05km SW

5

2
Tregear Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.12km E
Higher Downs

Round Barrow(s) • 12.14km WSW

2
Sancreed Holy Well

Sacred Well • 12.33km SW

18

13
Trewavas Cliff

Chambered Cairn • 12.42km ESE

14

3
Boswens Croft

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.45km WSW

35

2
Sancreed Beacon

Cairn(s) • 12.47km SW

24

2
Camel Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 12.51km ESE

5

1
The Blind Fiddler

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.51km SW

51

9
Castallack 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.58km SSW

6

2
Wheal Buller Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.58km WSW

10

3
Boswarthen Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 12.61km SW

3

1
Castallack

Cup Marked Stone • 12.63km SSW

7

2
Trevelloe Carn

Natural Rock Feature • 12.63km SW

1

2

1
Chypraze

Round Barrow(s) • 12.65km WSW

14

1

1
Botrea Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.72km WSW

18

1
Swingate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.74km SSW

2

3
Maen Cadoar

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.89km ENE

6

3
Carwynnen Quoit

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 12.98km ENE

48

1

4

16

3
Castallack Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.09km SSW

5

3
Castallack Carn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.09km SSW

3

2
Kemyel

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.18km SSW

3

3
Portheras Common Barrow

Round Cairn • 13.19km WSW

28

3
Kemyel 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.24km SSW

3

1
Boslow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.26km WSW

17

2
Toldavas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.33km SW

6

2

1
Boscawen-Un hedge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.38km SW

10

6
Caer Bran

Hillfort • 13.41km SW

24

1

3
Goldherring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.54km SW

9

1
Trelew Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.54km SW

12

3
Carn Kenidjack

Natural Rock Feature • 13.58km WSW

14

4

2
Men Amber

Natural Rock Feature • 13.58km E

5

1

4
Tregeseal Holed Stones

Holed Stone • 13.59km WSW

56

2
Boscawen Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.67km SW

11

2
Truthwall Common

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.68km WSW

42

2
Changwens Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.71km SW

3

1
Crane Castle

Cliff Fort • 13.74km NE

16

1
Boleigh Fogou

Fogou • 13.77km SW

47

4

16

2
Pendeen Vau

Fogou • 13.86km WSW

26

1

9
Tregeseal

Stone Circle • 13.9km WSW

104

3

19

2
Creeg Tol

Natural Rock Feature • 13.92km SW

7

5
Carn Euny Fogou & Village

Fogou • 13.94km SW

113

1

2

21

4
Boscawen-Un (footpath)

Standing Stones • 13.96km SW

3

2
Boscawen-Ûn

Stone Circle • 13.96km SW

113

2

6

33

4
Carn Bean barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.99km WSW

4

2
Hailglower Farm

Round Cairn • 14.08km WSW

1

1
Pridden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.11km SW

2

2
St Euny’s Well

Sacred Well • 14.14km SW

22

5
Higher Botallack

Round Barrow(s) • 14.23km WSW

3

2
The Pipers (Boleigh)

Standing Stones • 14.27km SW

87

9
Brane

Entrance Grave • 14.27km SW

30

9
Bartinne Castle Enclosure

Enclosure • 14.3km WSW

11

4
Lower Boscaswell Fogou

Fogou • 14.32km WSW

15

4
Tehidy Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.32km NE

6
Brane Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.38km SW

7

3
Crowan Beacon

Cairn(s) • 14.4km E

1

1
Tregeseal Entrance Grave

Entrance Grave • 14.56km WSW

10

1
The Merry Maidens

Stone Circle • 14.61km SW

110

1

2

30
Prospidnick Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.65km E

3

2

3
Garland Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.79km ESE
Tregiffian

Entrance Grave • 14.81km SW

66

14
Gûn Rith Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.87km SW

43

2

10
Tredinney Barrow

Cairn(s) • 14.95km SW

19

1
Choone

Holed Stone • 15.15km SW

8

4
Hangman’s Barrow

Cairn(s) • 15.24km ENE

7

4
Trevorgans Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.26km SW

17

1

3
Bosworlas Lehau

Natural Rock Feature • 15.28km WSW

2
Boscawen-Ros

Standing Stones • 15.41km SW

31

1

4
Numphra

Kerbed Cairn • 15.49km WSW
Botallack

Stone Circle • 15.58km WSW

1

1

1
The Selus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.63km WSW

5

1
Little Brea

Round Barrow(s) • 15.67km WSW

2
Chapel Carn Brea

Entrance Grave • 15.7km SW

57

1

9
Chapel Carn Brea North

Cairn(s) • 15.71km SW

13
Chapel Carn Brea long cairn

Long Cairn • 15.74km SW

13

2
Burras Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.95km E

7

6
Tom Thumb Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 16.13km WSW

3

2

1
Nine Maidens (Troon)

Stone Circle • 16.24km ENE

27

9
Treverven

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.59km SW

24

3
Nance

Hillfort • 16.77km NE

1

1
Carn Brea

Tor enclosure • 16.82km ENE

21

1

12
Kenidjack Castle

Cliff Fort • 16.84km WSW

29

4
Alsia Holy Well

Sacred Well • 16.89km SW

7

5
Wendron Mortar Outcrop

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 16.9km E

2

1
Kenidjack Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 16.93km WSW

11

1
Calvadnack Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.95km E

1
Tregiffian Vean

Chambered Tomb • 16.98km SW

14

1

3
Carn Gluze

Chambered Cairn • 17.18km WSW

70

2

9
Letcha

Kerbed Cairn • 17.32km WSW

9
Crasken Round

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.38km E
Nanjulian

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.39km WSW
Carnmenellis

Cairn(s) • 17.43km ENE

5

2
Four Lanes barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.47km ENE

2

2
Cape Cornwall

Cliff Fort • 17.49km WSW

14

2
Boscregan

Cairn(s) • 17.52km WSW

26

2
Escalls Cliff

Kerbed Cairn • 18.13km WSW

11

2
Trevear

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.3km SW

1
Treryn Dinas

Cliff Fort • 18.67km SW

49

1

1

15
Table Mên

Natural Rock Feature • 19.11km SW

2

2
Mayon Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.18km SW

3

1
Carvannel Menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.27km ENE

4

1

2
Stithians Cupmarked Stones

Cup Marked Stone • 19.65km E

3

2
Boskenwyn Down

Round Barrow(s) • 19.66km E

1
Sennen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.69km SW

2

3
St. Levan’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.82km SW

8

5
Mayon Cliff

Cairn(s) • 19.9km SW

28

4
St. Levan’s Well

Sacred Well • 19.96km SW

7

1