Gwynedd Ffynnon Cybi Bach, Nefyn 19 Nov 2018 Ffynnon Cybi Bach, lies in the shadow of Garn Boduan, to the left of the A497 as you leave Nefyn towards Pwllheli. The recently inaugurated long distance footpath Llwybr y…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Beuno, Llanwnda 24 Feb 201813 Oct 2018 There really can’t be many wells this remote that are so conveniently reached by public transport, but Ffynnon Beuno here in the hills above Bontnewydd is only a couple of…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Saint, Criccieth 12 Feb 201813 Oct 2018 For a well with so little remaining substance or recent history, Ffynnon Saint in Criccieth is remarkably well signposted. It lies (lay) at one end of Holywell Terrace and the…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Beuno, Penmorfa, Porthmadog 5 Feb 201813 Feb 2018 There is a very clear theme running through our reporting of Beuno’s wells and I risk becoming very repetitive. The last one we saw, at Aberffraw, had disappeared under a…
Conwy Ffynnon Gemig – St George’s Well, Llansansiôr, Abergele 18 Nov 201713 Oct 2018 St George's Well, Ffynnon Gemig, Ffynnon Gegidog or Ffynnon Lansansiôr (see note at the end on naming) is a well I've often intended to visit but until now never stopped…
Gwynedd Three Mynytho Wells 28 Oct 201713 Oct 2018 A misty moisty morning in Mynytho, at the tip of the Llŷn Peninsula near Abersoch, searching out another group of wells was the catalyst for a rare bout of philosophising…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Gadfarch, Abererch 15 Oct 201716 Oct 2017 This item will be necessarily brief, In the words of Lewis Carroll “I’ll tell thee everything I can, There’s little to relate....” Ffynnon Gadfarch is one of those saints wells…
Anglesey Ffynnon Beuno, Aberffraw 9 Aug 20179 Aug 2017 This is the sixth well dedicated to Beuno that we have met with on this journey. Doubtless there will be more; though with the exception of the magnificent Ffynnon Beuno…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Rhedyw, Llanllyfni 22 Jul 20177 Aug 2017 After a forced, unexpectedly long, hiatus we are back on the road; the road today being the A487 from Bangor to Fishguard which has already led us past our previous…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Fair, Llanfair-is-gaer 7 Jan 20179 Jan 2017 If it wasn't for a road name there would be nothing left to show where Ffynnon Fair (St Mary's Well) at Llanfair-is-gaer once stood. Written records of this spring can…
