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Ffynnon y Gweithiwr, Cilcain

16 Apr 20198 Nov 2019
I  have just finished reading Tristan Gray Hulse's fascinating in depth study of Ffynnon Lleinw near Cilcain,  Flintshire which has been serialised over the last few months in the In Search…
Flintshire

Deborah’s Well, Gwernaffield

6 Jan 2015
We launch into 2015 with an oddity, a well that failed to cure. Deborah’s Well lies by the side of the road to Cadole from Gwernaffield, just to the west…
Flintshire

Ffynnon Beuno, Tremeirchion

7 May 201430 Aug 2015
Another Beuno’s Well, this time at Tremeirchion which lies a mile or so to the north of Bodfari, between the A55 and A541 and sitting directly on the pilgrims’ trail…
Flintshire

St Mary’s Well, Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan

9 Aug 201310 Aug 2013
Rhuddlan’s St Mary's Well lies in the grounds of Bodrhyddan Hall, a mile or so to the east of the town. The well sits virtually  on the boundary between Rhuddlan…
Flintshire

St Beuno’s Well, Holywell

19 Jun 201326 Jun 2016
There are days when you begin to  imagine that St Beuno was in the franchise business. His wells seem to have branches everywhere, from Gwyddelwern to Clynnog, from Bala to…
Flintshire

Ffynnon Ddeier, Bodfari

5 Apr 20135 Apr 2013
We saw how St Marcella’s Well at Denbigh suffered the indignity of being buried beneath a traffic roundabout, in a neighbouring parish her brother’s well has fared little better. Once…
Flintshire

Ffynnon Wen, Gwaenysgor

3 Apr 201326 May 2015
Ffynnon Wen lies in the shadow of Gop Cairn, a massive hilltop prehistoric mound between the villages of Gwaenysgor and Trelawnyd a little to the east of Prestatyn.  The mound, and…
Flintshire

St Winefride’s Well, Holywell

22 Jun 201219 Jun 2013
It would not be possible to keep a blog on the holy wells of North Wales without reference to St Winefride’s Well at Holywell; however it would be difficult to say anything new…
Flintshire

Ffynnon Sarah, Nannerch

15 May 201212 Mar 2013
I'm afraid that whilst this post may be  heavy in pictures it will be necessarily exceedlingly light in text. Ffynnon Sarah has appeared on all the maps of Nannerch, at…
Flintshire

Goblins’ Well, Mold

8 Mar 20129 Apr 2017
Goblins Well, which was once found about a mile to the west of Mold, is another well with a long history that is sadly now lost to us, finally having…

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Below are links to some other favourite holy well blogs and other useful and interesting websites.

Holy Wells - Other Links

  • Holy Wells of Cork Blog dedicated to visiting the 300+ holy wells in Co. Cork
  • In Search of Holy Wells and Healing Springs Excellent blog covering in detail wells in central and Southern England
  • Isle of Man Holy Wells project facebook page
  • Isle of Man Wells
  • James Rattue's Holy Wells Site
  • Megalithic Portal – Welsh Holy Wells
  • Pilgrimage in Medieval Ireland Covers many wells in Ireland along with other sites of pilgrimage

More Useful Links

  • Bardsey Island Trust
  • Curious Travellers Journals of romantic Period Travellers in Wales
  • Cymdeithas Ffynhonnau Cymru website of Welsh Wells Society
  • Friends of Friendless Churches A charity devoted to preserving disused churches
  • North Wales Pilgrims Way Website for the Pilgrims’ Way route from Holywell to Bardsey
  • Pilgrim: Early Western Saints A blog devoted to exploring the lives of the early British and other western saints
  • Saints and Stones Pilgrimage routes in South Wales
  • Seintiau – Welsh Saints Project under development at present – research on Welsh saints lives
  • The Ancient Yew Group

Some of my favourite blogs

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  • The Cistercian Way walking trails following Welsh pilgrim routes

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