Jcalderbank

Jcalderbank

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Madron Holy Well

Myself and my partner visited this site seeing the signs off the road on our way back home from visiting Chûn castle and Quoit. Parking up where the pathway begins, the site is managed by CASPN denoted by the sign. Continuing along the footpath, twice to the left are access ways to the holy well/ bog like area where fabric offerings adorn the trees. I attempted to go further up stream but it becomes quite unaccessible without the correct footwear especially as this was in October. There doesn’t appear to be more to the site besides these decorated areas and the Chapel ruins which are reached further up the path, this ruin is quite beautiful adjacent to a rather large tree, inside the chapel now long missing it’s roof is an altar. Quite a beautiful and hidden location. Worth visiting especially I imagine in summer and a walk continuing beyond the site.

Bosullow Trehyllys Courtyard House Settlement

Visiting this site October 2025, the site is quite overgrown and maps within the book ‘journey to the stones’, and via Google maps were quite unhelpful in navigating the walls and fencing of local farmers. Though much of this fencing is in disrepair, and the farmers structures and equipment in the area appears abandoned with minor farming activity in the area. When we visited there were other explorers there, so myself and my partner weren’t the only ones to venture off the path to find this site.

Worth a visit despite the challenge as the area is littered with stone ruins of interest, the higher field give away very little with a few sparse round houses whilst the field below is full, with entrance ways clearly visible and quite intact walls and structure outlines reminiscent of Carn Euny settlement minus the Fogou.

This site is a short distance from Chûn Quoit and Chûn castle so all could be tackled in an afternoon, parking up by Men-an-Tol Studio. Follow the signs to Chûn castle at a crossroads to make your way to the castle and farm that these sites reside by.