From the small square at the bottom end of Lower Boscaswell take the lane leading south-west towards the Geevor tin mine. After passing a few new bungalows the track swings right and in the centre of a grassy area in front of another bungalow will be found the rather sorry remains of the well. There was once a chapel here and until fairly recently the well was in a good state of preservation, but it is now dry and the protective cairn of stones which once surrounded the well and the steps that led down to the water are completely ruinous and overgrown. A pipe is still visible from which the water presumably once flowed. The nearby activities of the Geevor Tin Mine are believed to have led to the drying up of the water supply.
Villagers still recall when the well was used to cure eye complaints.
It was also famed for its leeches. Today it is untended and unvisited, its rather pathetic condition heightened by the continual noise from the nearby tin processing plant. This natural spring is at the end of the lane that leads north-west from Whitecross to Collorian on the left just before entering the farm. It consists of a stone lined hollow in a bank with a steady flow of water issuing from it and flooding a considerable plot of ground in front of the spring, making access difficult. There are a few shaped stones lying about but the spring is surrounded by lush vegetation and many remaining stones could be partly buried and hidden.