<< Our Photo Pages >> Llangiwg - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in West Glamorgan
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: LlangiwgCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.396 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Glamorgan Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Pontardawe
Map Ref: SN72380559
Latitude: 51.734448N Longitude: 3.849486W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
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MicheleW would like to visit
Fallow visited on 26th Jan 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The well is in the lowest part of the church grounds. A car park is available about 30yds away, access is via either the immediate churchyard gate, or down the road to the left of the church entrance.
geoffstickland have visited here
Behind the church dedicated to St Ciwg (hence Llangiwg) there is a well which has been restored in recent years. Given that Ciwg set up a cell here in the fifth century CE it is possible that the well may predate his arrival. The site is on the crown of a hill from which can be seen to the SW Mynydd Carn Llechart, SE Mynydd Drumau (Carreg Bica) - hence suspicion of pre-Christianity. Church is pre-Norman in parts.
St Ciwg's Church: Coflein site no. 96095
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