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Ffynnon Oledd, Llanaber

15 Aug 20156 Aug 2020

"Immediately before Sylfaen is reached bear to the left of it by a field track; in twenty minutes reach a deserted farm; and soon after enter a field where we…

Ffynnon Beris, Nant Peris

19 Feb 20137 Oct 2018

St Peris's Well Nant Peris lies in the Llanberis Pass on the slopes of Snowdon. This is the original settlement of St Peris, before the lure of slate mining drew the…

Ffynnon Beuno, Clynnog Fawr

23 Jan 201313 Aug 2014

St Beuno's Well The well dedicated to St Beuno at Clynnog Fawr is amongst the finest of a considerable number of wells dedicated to the saint across Wales. It was…

Ffynnon Gybi, Llangybi

15 Nov 201226 Mar 2013

St Cybi's Well Ffynnon Gybi at Llangybi is firmly on the tourist trail, and justifiably so, the route marked from afar by a series of brown signs from the A499…

Ffynnon Eilian, Llaneilian

13 Sep 201213 Oct 2015

Update November 2014. During the summer of 2014 considerable work has been undertaken to clear the well. In addition a slate plaque has been attached beside the site, making it…

Ffynnon Allgo, Llanallgo

28 Aug 201231 Aug 2018

St Gallgo's Well It often seems that on Anglesey you are never more than a couple of hundred yards from a caravan site. Ffynnon Allgo goes one better and actually…

Ffynnon Dudwen, Llandudwen

22 Aug 201226 Mar 2013

St Tudwen's Well Ffynnon Dudwen is situated in a field a couple of hundred yards from the little church of Llandudwen around two miles to the east of Tudweiliog. In…

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…

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Ffynnon Gynfran, Llysfaen

9 May 201226 Mar 2013

St Cynfran's Well We appear recently to be following around the offspring of Brychan, although with a reputed sixty five children, their influence must spread far and wide. Following on…

Llanddwyn Island

27 Apr 201213 Feb 2020

Llanddwyn Island lies on the south west corner of Anglesey, close to the village of Newborough. Although in the past it was an island, it is now so only at…