Menacuddle is a historic place, holy well and wooded area in St Austell, Cornwall, UK.[1]
The holy well was built in the 15th century and restored by Admiral Sir Charles John Graves-Sawle shortly after the First World War in memory of his son who was killed in action.[2] It is a popular spot with ramblers.[3] Its name is recorded as Menequidel in 1250 and Menedcudel in 1284 and comes from the Old Cornish mened and cuydel and it means hillside with a small wood. The name does not include a saint's name, and there was no St Guidel.[4] The site has also been known as Pinni-menny.[5]
It is said that if a person drops a pin into the well and makes a wish, that wish will be granted.[5] The woods have a reputation for being haunted, with sightings of a "huge black beast" there.[6] The site is a monument scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, NHLE list number 1019163.