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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…
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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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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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