Parkes, C. (2016). Leaden Well, Restormel Manor, Cornwall; Archaelogical assessment . Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1041311. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Leaden Well, Restormel Manor, Cornwall; Archaelogical assessment
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Series:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The well in Leadenhill Wood can be identified with a high level of confidence as the well, implied by documents of the early 14th century, supplying water to the nationally important Restormel Castle, a Scheduled Monument (ref 1017574). The survival of the well house structure and earthy topping is good overall, despite partial loss of its front. The roof is substantially intact behind its collapsed front and has high technical interest and aesthetic appeal, displaying accomplished vaulting achieved in irregular local stone. With its name evoking associated lead pipework, Leaden Well shows how water was supplied from a distance to the Restormel's medieval keep. Provision of a water supply to a castle from outside its fortifications is rare nationally (Creighton 2002, 54; as quoted by Taylor, Johns et al, forthcoming). Here it illustrates the extraordinarily high level of services provided for the castle, reflecting the status of Restormel as the head manor and principal deer park of the Duchy of Cornwall. Unusual contemporary evidence of the value of the water supply survives, in the form of orders from the Black Prince specifying that it be secured for the hunting season. There is high potential for survival of buried remains further demonstrating the significance of the well. Architectural features including detailing to the doorway and steps into the well chamber, and artefacts or other traces of its early use, may survive in the material choking the base of the interior. Recent evidence from geophysical survey indicates part of the possible route of the associated conduit, which could conceivably retain some of its leadwork in places.
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Author:		 Cathy Parkes
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Publisher:		 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Leaden Well, Restormel Manor
County: Cornwall
District: Cornwall
Parish: LOSTWITHIEL
Country: England
Grid Reference: 209643, 61503 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) WELL (Monument Type England)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Event)
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OASIS Id: cornwall2-246350
OBIB: Report no. 2016R003
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017