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<< Text Pages >> Ffynnon-Y-Capel - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 26 January 2010  Page Views: 3709

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Ffynnon-Y-Capel
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.454 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gwynedd Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring

Map Ref: SH75102248
Latitude: 52.785399N  Longitude: 3.853416W
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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Gwynedd

From Coflein: "Large well enclosure 19 1/2ft square; 5 steps down, medicianl properties."
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