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Ffynnon Dudno, Llandudno

31 May 20135 Oct 2019
St Tudno's Well The Great Orme, Y Gogarth, that iconic limestone outcrop that defines Llandudno has been a centre of population and industry for thousands of years. Copper mining was…
Denbighshire

Ffynnon Sulien, Corwen

16 Feb 201213 Jun 2014
  St Sulien's Well So after visiting Cwm, and the church and well dedicated to the saints Sulien and Mael, it was purely by coincidence that the following week we headed up…
Denbighshire

Ffynnon Asa, Cwm

6 Feb 201230 Jul 2018
There must have been a time when Ffynnon Asa, one of several wells in the area dedicated to St Asaph, was as spectacular as other local wells such as St Winefride's…
Conwy

Ffynnon Newydd, Llanrwst

28 Nov 201112 Mar 2013
It was a case of so near and yet so far in our search for Ffynnon Newydd. The only information we had when we set off was a copy of…

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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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