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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…
Gwynedd

Ffynnon Edliw, Llandwrog

13 Nov 201613 Nov 2016
Ffynnon Edliw lies just to the west of the Glynllifon estate near the village of Llandwrog south west of Caernarfon. It sits within a small copse that bears the same…

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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

  • Archaedeath Archaeology, Mortality & Material Culture
  • Esmeralda's Cumbrian History
  • The Gothic Heroine
  • The Northern Antiquarian

Welsh History Sites

  • Early British Kingdoms
  • Friends of Llys Rhosyr Llys Rhosyr, Newborough, Anglesey
  • History of Brymbo Township
  • The Castles of Wales
  • The Cistercian Way walking trails following Welsh pilgrim routes

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