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Conwy

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…
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…
Anglesey

Llanfihangel Din Sylwy

12 Dec 201212 Mar 2013
Din Sylwy is a large limestone outcrop in eastern of Anglesey, lying between the village of Llanddona and the coast. Standing out in the surrounding countryside it is one of…
Gwynedd

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…
Anglesey

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…
Conwy

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…
Conwy

St Mary Magdalene’s Well, Cerrigydrudion

30 Mar 20129 May 2020
When asked to name a favourite well I often cite St Mary Magdalene’s well, Ffynnon Fair Fagdalen,  at Cerrigydrudion. It can be difficult to explain why since, compared to many…
Wrexham

All Saints and St Catherine’s Wells, Gresford

19 Mar 201229 Sep 2019
“Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple Snowdon’s mountain without its people, Overton Yew trees, St Winefred’s Well, Llangollen Bridge and Gresford bells Although Gresford's bells may remain one of the seven…
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…

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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 Gothic Heroine
  • The Northern Antiquarian

Welsh History Sites

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  • 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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