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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Trillo's Holy Well & Chapel Alternative Name: St Trillo's Chapel Well, Ffynnon DrilloCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.579 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Denbighshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Colwyn Bay Nearest Village: Rhos On Sea
Map Ref: SH84138113
Latitude: 53.314384N Longitude: 3.740705W
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St Trillo's Holy Well & Chapel, Rhos On Sea, 2 miles NW of Colwyn Bay, at SH842812. The holy well of St Trillo is located inside a tiny chapel (baptistry) near the promenade on Marine Drive on the North Wales Coast.
The tiny, plain stone-roofed building is about 11 feet by 8 feet altogether with walls 2 foot thick. It is said to date from the Middle Ages, though there was obviously a chapel or hermit's cell on this site before that. Inside, under the altar, is St Trillo's holy well.
The well of St Trillo has a square-shaped stone covering it but this can be moved to allow access to the holy spring. Long ago the well was renowned for its healing properties. Even today it is used for baptisms and the chapel is open for daily prayer and quiet contemplation. However, due to its tiny size only a small number of people can get in at any any one time. A stained-glass window inside depicts another Celtic saint called Elian.
St Trillo, a 6th century saint from Brittany, was the son of King Ithael Hoel. He came to Wales as a missionary and was accompanied by other members of his family, including his brothers St Tegai and St Twrog. It appears that Trillo lived as a hermit at this site sometime between 570 and 590 AD. He was buried on the holy island of Bardsey off the NW coast of Wales.
For more information see Coflein NPRN 303160. The Journal of Antiquities also features a page for this chapel and see - see their entry for St Trillo’s Chapel, Rhos-On-Sea, Caernarvonshire (Gwynedd). The Journal adds the chapel is open every day for prayer, although the holy well is "often covered by a metal grid - though this can be removed for access to the water inside a square-shaped basin".
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