<< Our Photo Pages >> Blaenawey Well (Bettws) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Monmouthshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Blaenawey Well (Bettws) Alternative Name: Ffynnon Blaena, Ffynnon BlaenaweyCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.141 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Monmouthshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Abergavenny Nearest Village: Bettws
Map Ref: SO290194
Latitude: 51.868638N Longitude: 3.032596W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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The well is located by a footpath at the side of a hill just west of Blaenawey farm, along a farm track close to the hamlet of Bettws. It is built of stone slabs and has an inner square-shaped stone basin. The water is cold and fairly clear most of the time - the water itself coming from deep in the hillside, but it may be connected to the Blaena stream, which flows close by.
This is obviously an ancient well/spring that has supplied the Blaenewey farm, some of the old buildings of which are several hundred years old. The water is said to be drinkable. [Please be aware the well is on private land though access will probably be given if you ask at the farm].
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