Gwynedd Ffynnon Fair, Llanfair 28 Apr 2023 Tradition says that after landing on the coast at Llanfair, south of Harlech, St Mary walked across the hills towards Hafod-y-Llyn. On her journey she became thirsty and stopped to…
Denbighshire A Welsh Gretna Green? 3 Jul 20203 May 2021 Ffynnon Fair (St Mary’s Well) at Wigfair, south of St Asaph, lies in open countryside in the broad valley of the River Elwy. Beside it lie the remains of a…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Fair, Llanfair-is-gaer 7 Jan 20172 Jan 2020 Note that this post predates the start of construction of the Caernarfon Bypass. This well lies very close to the route of the bypass and the fate of the well…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Fair, Dolgellau 16 Sep 201512 Mar 2021 Ffynnon Fair, St Mary's Well, lies fairly close to the town centre in Dolgellau. To find it follow Cader Street out of Eldon Square and then turn left up a…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Fair, Maentwrog 13 Jun 201514 Jun 2015 The village of Maentwrog, beside the road from Ffestiniog to Porthmadog is a place of steep steps and slopes, a village where, in places, it seems that you look out…
Conwy Ffynnon Fair, Llanfairfechan 3 Jan 20146 Jan 2014 Everything you read about Ffynnon Fair at Llanfairfechan seems to lead back to a single source. By the time it is described in Hughes and North’s Old Churches of Snowdonia…
Gwynedd Ffynnon Fair, Bryncroes 24 Sep 201226 Mar 2013 St Mary's Well Ffynnon Fair lies at the centre of the small community of Bryncroes close to Bottwnog towards the tip of the Lleyn peninsula. So central indeed that we…
Denbighshire Ffynnon Fair, Cefn Meiriadog 26 Feb 20129 Jul 2020 Please note : I have recently had contact from the owners of the well. They have had considerable problems with gates being left open and livestock being endangered and have…
Conwy St Mary’s Well, Llanrhos 1 Jan 201218 May 2020 Llanrhos's St Mary's Well ( Ffynnnon Fair) lies within about 100 yards of St Hilary's Parish Church, Llanrhos, which is easily missed these days as you drive up the A470…
Denbighshire St Mary’s Well, Gallt Melyd (Meliden) 28 Dec 20118 Mar 2017 St Mary's Well / St Melyd's Well, I was tempted to say "so good they named it twice", but I think that's probably pushing things a little to far. It…
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