Gwynedd Ffynnon Ffidlar, Bethesda 27 May 202327 May 2023 Ffynnon Ffidlar – the Fiddler’s Well, lies around a mile and a half to the east of Bethesda in the Caseg Valley. Still well known locally and visited by passers-by…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Fair, Llanfair 28 Apr 2023 Tradition says that after landing on the coast at Llanfair, south of Harlech, St Mary walked across the hills towards Hafod-y-Llyn. On her journey she became thirsty and stopped to…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Llawr Dolserau, Llanfacreth 23 Apr 202323 Apr 2023 Ffynnon Llawr Dolserau lies in moss covered woodland to the north of the A494 as it approaches Dolgellau. It is a drystone walled reservoir set into the forest floor, some…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Fair, Beddgelert 7 Apr 20238 Apr 2023 It was probably a mistake to turn up in Beddgelert on a hot weekend in August, parking can be a nightmare. I've lived before in tourist traps and wouldn't wish…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Elen, Croesor, Llanfrothen 1 Apr 202311 May 2023 One time, Elen was leading her army along Ffordd Elen to Snowdon, and passing through Cwm Croesor, she rested beside a roadside well. As she stopped a messenger caught up…
Conwy Ffynnon Nefydd, Llannefydd 11 Mar 202314 Mar 2023 The parish and well at Llanneydd are named today for St Nefydd. As with so many of these local saints we are looking back to a time before written accounts,…
Conwy Ffynnon y Fuwch Frech 1 Mar 202223 Jan 2023 Ffynnon y Fuwch Frech – the well of the freckled or speckled cow, in Henllan parish, was first recorded under this name in the late 17th century in Edward Lhuyd’s…
Wrexham Ffynnon Fair – Penycae 5 Feb 20226 Feb 2022 At the outset there seems no reason why the Ffynnon Fair (St Mary’s Well) at Penycae, near Wrexham, should be where it is - quite distant from any settlement. Indeed,…
Gwynedd In search of Ffynnon Chwerthin, Llanberis 24 Oct 20217 Nov 2021 Ffynnon Chwerthin – the Laughing Well – was described by Myrddin Fardd (John Jones) in his Llên Gwerin Sir Gaernarfon (Folklore of Caernarfonshire) in 1908. He described a well near…
Denbighshire A Welsh Gretna Green? 3 Jul 20203 May 2021 Ffynnon Fair (St Mary’s Well) at Wigfair, south of St Asaph, lies in open countryside in the broad valley of the River Elwy. Beside it lie the remains of a…
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