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Saint Mylor Martyr

Reposed 5/6th century Remembered October 1

St Mylor may have been a Royal who was beheaded for his faith. His grave is said to have been marked by an extraordinary 7m high cross (2m are below ground level) It would have been easily visible from the harbour in the Fal estuary. Nearby is St Mylor’s holy well, There is another, remote, holy well at Linkinhorne

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