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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ffynnon Peris - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Sunday, 21 November 2004  Page Views: 10183

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Ffynnon Peris Alternative Name: Saint's Well, Ffynnon Beris, Nant Peris
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.311 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gwynedd Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Llanberis  Nearest Village: Nant Peris
Map Ref: SH6084358359
Latitude: 53.104224N  Longitude: 4.080082W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Ambience:
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4 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
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Ffynnon Peris
Ffynnon Peris submitted by KiwiBetsy : Ffynnon Peris with it's springtime flowers. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Gwynedd

We found Ffynnon Peris in the village of Nant Peris on the Pass of Llanberis road.

In a private garden not far from the church, behind a wrought iron fence and beneath a fine rock outcrop and hawthorn trees was the remains of the old stone wellhouse. Steps still lead down to the water where a slate shelf creates a square pool. Ferns grow out of every crevice and the crystal clear water still looks as if it could support the two trout which legend says would appear to signify that a cure would be wrought. Contributions to the donation box plus 6 shillings and 4 pence formed the salary of the parish clerk back in 1776.

This fine well is dedicated to St Peris who was said to have settled here and drank from it’s waters daily.

Don’t forget to ask permission to visit this well but in fact on the day that we called in 2003, we spoke to a bemused holidaymaker who had rented the cottage on a self catering basis.


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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SH6058 : Cottage in Nant Peris by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2012(licence)
SH6058 : Traditional cottages at Nant Peris by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2007(licence)
SH6058 : View from Nant Peris by Alex McGregor
by Alex McGregor
©2014(licence)
SH6058 : Farmhouse at Nant Peris by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2012(licence)
SH6058 : Cottages near Ffynnon Beris sacred well by Eric Jones
by Eric Jones
©2007(licence)

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Re: Ffynnon Peris by coldrum on Saturday, 09 January 2010
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Coflein site entry.

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