Lady Well

Set into the base of the steep SE-facing slope down to the shore, 30m E of St Mary’s church (CL029-009008-) and just a few metres from the water’s edge. Named ‘Lady Well’ on the 1920 OS 6-inch map. A circular walled structure (int. diam. 1.7m; wall Wth 0.7m; max. H on downslope 1.2m) with a lintelled opening (H 0.9m; Wth 0.3m) at SE. The water (D 0.05m) is covered in algae. Excavations by de Paor in 1970 (de Paor 2013, 29-30) on the approach side revealed objects, almost all dated to the 20th century with a few stretching back into the late 19th century. The well itself was pumped dry and excavated revealing small objects corresponding to those found outside. There was no evidence of medieval usage and the well construction was modern. The well featured in the pattern rounds of the early 19th century (de Paor 2013, 29).