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Ffynnon Sanctaidd, Carnguwch

3 Nov 2014
The Nefyn road out of Llanaelhaearn climbs steeply up towards Bwlch yr Eifl. On the right rises Tre’r Ceiri, which so often as we pass seems to be cloaked in…
Flintshire

Ffynnon Beuno, Tremeirchion

7 May 201430 Aug 2015
Another Beuno’s Well, this time at Tremeirchion which lies a mile or so to the north of Bodfari, between the A55 and A541 and sitting directly on the pilgrims’ trail…
Gwynedd

Ffynnon Beuno, Bala

31 Jan 201421 Dec 2017
It was a wet, a particularly wet, January Saturday afternoon in Bala. I had driven up to watch my team Cefn Druids take on the mighty Premier League Bala Town…
Flintshire

St Beuno’s Well, Holywell

19 Jun 201326 Jun 2016
There are days when you begin to  imagine that St Beuno was in the franchise business. His wells seem to have branches everywhere, from Gwyddelwern to Clynnog, from Bala to…
Gwynedd

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…
Gwynedd

Ffynnon Aelhaearn, Llanaelhaearn

2 Oct 20128 Sep 2014
St Aelhaearn's Well Ffynnon Aelhaearn is locked, very definitely closed for business.. A small stone building by the roadside out of Llanaelhaearn towards Nefyn proudly displays its name, but pilgrims…
Flintshire

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…
Wrexham

Ffynnon Ddeuno, Broughton

22 Mar 201212 Mar 2013
Ffynnon Ddeuno stood on the Gatewen Estate near Broughton until it vanished from view under the spoil heap from a nearby coalmine. The name of the well, or at least…
Denbighshire

Ffynnon Beuno, Gwyddelwern

28 Feb 201226 Mar 2013
St Beuno's Well Beuno seems to have been one of Wales’ most peripatetic of saints, travelling the length and breadth of the country practising his particular speciality of replacing severed…

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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 Northern Antiquarian

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  • History of Brymbo Township
  • The Castles of Wales
  • The Cistercian Way walking trails following Welsh pilgrim routes

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