Anglesey Ffynnon Gyngar, Llangefni 28 Sep 201928 Sep 2019 Ffynnon Gyngar lies in The Dingle close to the church of St Cyngar in the centre of Llangefni. The Dingle is a landscaped valley through which the River Cefni flows.…
Gwynedd Ffynnon y Gwaenydd, Chwilog, Llanystumdwy 10 Sep 2019 We have very little source material to draw on for the story of Ffynnon y Gwaenydd which appears to lie beside the Afon Wen as it flows through Cwilog near…
Anglesey Ffynnon Cybi, Holyhead 19 Jul 201920 Jul 2019 Anglesey's wells seem to have a deep seated problem with transport planners. We have seen previously how, in the mid nineteenth century, Cybi's well at Clorach was seen as surplus…
Uncategorized Book Review – The Living Wells of Wales by Phil Cope 5 Jul 20196 Jul 2019 Last autumn I spent three fascinating days in the company of photographer and author Phil Cope, photographing wells for his new book. Well at least he was photographing, I was…
Flintshire 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…
Anglesey Ffynnon y Wrach, Holyhead 30 Mar 20191 Apr 2019 Ffynnon y Wrach is virtually impossible to miss, a strange alien structure at the very side of the road beneath Holyhead Mountain as you drive up towards South Stack. An…
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…
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