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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…
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…
Gwynedd

Ffynnon Aelrhiw, Rhiw

17 Sep 201229 Oct 2014
Update: October 2014 The original post below reports on our visit during the summer of 2012. The well was virtually inaccessible at the time as described below. However in Summer…
Gwynedd

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…

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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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