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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ffynnon Llewelyn - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Powys

Submitted by geoffstickland on Tuesday, 07 May 2019  Page Views: 850

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Ffynnon Llewelyn
Country: Wales County: Powys Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Builth Wells  Nearest Village: Cilmeri
Map Ref: SO0009051407
Latitude: 52.151876N  Longitude: 3.461701W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
4 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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Ffynnon Llewelyn
Ffynnon Llewelyn submitted by geoffstickland : Tradition suggests that the severed head of the last native-born Prince of Wales, Llewelyn ap Grufydd, was washed in this pool after his death at this site. The head was then taken to Edward I in London. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Powys

The well is at the top right corner of The Prince Llewlyn Monument and is accessible via some steps
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Ffynnon Llewelyn
Ffynnon Llewelyn submitted by geoffstickland : The bilingual plaque above the well (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ffynnon Llewelyn
Ffynnon Llewelyn submitted by geoffstickland : There is a good flow of water (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO0051 : Near this Spot by Bill Nicholls
by Bill Nicholls
©2015(licence)
SO0051 : Llewelyn's Monument at Cilmery by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2009(licence)
SO0051 : Monument to Prince Llywelyn by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2013(licence)
SO0051 : The monument to Llywelyn the Last at Cilmery by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2013(licence)
SO0051 : GER Y FAN by Bill Nicholls
by Bill Nicholls
©2015(licence)

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 226m SSW 202° Prince Llywelyn (the great) memorial stone* Modern Stone Circle etc (SO000512)
 469m NW 318° Castle Hill Round Barrow 1 (Powys)* Round Barrow(s) (SN99785176)
 554m NNW 327° Castle Hill Round Barrow 2 (Powys)* Round Barrow(s) (SN99805188)
 3.7km ENE 67° Wellfield Hillfort* Hillfort (SO03555280)
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 3.9km E 92° Builth Wells Gorsedd Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SO040512)
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 5.4km NW 323° St Afan (Llanafan Fawr)* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SN96915576)
 5.4km N 7° Bryn Wern Bridge* Cairn (SO00845676)
 5.5km WNW 287° Glandulas Stone Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (SN948531)
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 6.3km ENE 70° Carneddau Hill Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO06105344)
 6.4km SW 217° Troed-Y-Rhiw Isaf, Cairn l and ll* Cairn (SN96124642)
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 6.5km ENE 74° Caer Einon* Hillfort (SO06365309)
 6.5km NNW 345° Cefn Ty-Mawr* Chambered Tomb (SN9853257738)
 6.7km ENE 66° Newmead Farm Cairn 3* Cairn (SO0627153958)
 6.7km ENE 66° Carneddau West* Cairn (SO06295395)
 6.7km N 9° Newbridge on Wye* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO01305802)
 6.8km SW 236° Llangammarch Wells* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SN944477)
 6.8km NW 309° Capel Rhos* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SN94865584)
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