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This is one the most splendid locations for a holy well part way down a steep cliff at Morwenstow; however access is difficult, even dangerous and should only be attempted by those with a good head for heights ( some pilgrims have sought this well but not found it). The stone well house is set into the cliffside and looks out across the sea and although the spring has long been dry, a drainage channel cut into the cill, shows that it once ran with water. The well house was repaired in 1874 by Rev. Hawker of Morwenstow. St Morwenna was said to have been the sister of St Nectan who founded a Celtic monastery in the nearby parish of Hartland and that when his sister lay dying near her well, he lifted her up so that she could look across the sea towards their native Wales. Whatever the truth of the legends, there can be little doubt that this well and its reported nearby chapel was placed on this site by someone seeking inspiration from the splendours of the natural world, the seasons and the sea.
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