Poundstock Holy Well
The holy well at Poundstock includes an elaborate stone well house and enclosure built in 1914. Since this was at the time when the church had been mistakenly re-dedicated to St Neot, the holy well is recorded as being associated with St Neot. Now that the church dedication has moved back to St Winwalloe then the well is sometimes associated with that saint instead. There are questions as to whether the well counts as a "true" holy well at all due to a lack of records of use before the 20th Century. What motivated the building of a well house in the woods remains a mystery.
Mentioned in walks
- Poundstock to Millook (3.6 mile walk)
- Poundstock to Penfound (3.2 mile walk)
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