<< Text Pages >> Capel Begewdin - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Carmarthenshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Capel Begewdin Alternative Name: Capel BigawdinCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.953 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Carmarthenshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Llanelli Nearest Village: Porthyrhyd
Map Ref: SN5115314712
Latitude: 51.811168N Longitude: 4.160571W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Carmarthenshire
I had previously doubted the existence of this site, believing it to be confused with the similar, nearby Capel Erbach. Unfortunately, I was unable to take a picture of this well as it is on private land and the owner is emphatic that he will not grant access to it. He has had unnerving experiences with previous visitors. It is believed that there are images of this site on other web sites.
For more information on this site, see Coflein NPRN 303970, which tells us: "There was, reportedly, originally a well close to the north wall and others at the west door, but by 1893 these were nearly choked up. In 1917 it was reported that there had recently been four or five wells outside the building and close to its north-eat corner, which had subsequently overflowed and merged into one another, creating a quagmire". There are, unfortunately, no digital photographs attached to this record.
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