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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Nicholas' Well (Glamorgan) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in South Glamorgan

Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 07 January 2010  Page Views: 4360

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Nicholas' Well (Glamorgan)
Country: Wales County: South Glamorgan Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Barry  Nearest Village: Saint Nicholas
Map Ref: ST08937484
Latitude: 51.465177N  Longitude: 3.312386W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5
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St Nicholas' Well (Glamorgan)
St Nicholas' Well (Glamorgan) submitted by geoffstickland : Spring easily found beside the rough track leading from the church. In fair condition with plenty of water (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in South Glamorgan

From Coflein:
"Near Tai Ffynnon, North of village and church."

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST0874 : View north from the lane between St Nicholas and Homri by John Light
by John Light
©2011(licence)
ST0874 : Well Lane, north of St Nicholas,  Vale of Glamorgan by John Lord
by John Lord
©2010(licence)
ST0874 : Snow scene, St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan by John Lord
by John Lord
©2010(licence)
ST0875 : Track towards Homri by John Light
by John Light
©2011(licence)
ST0874 : Lane between St Nicholas and Homri by John Light
by John Light
©2011(licence)

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