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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Ffynnon Faglan Alternative Name: St Baglan's WellCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Caernarvon
Map Ref: SH46016085
Latitude: 53.122521N Longitude: 4.302656W
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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The ancient well/spring shown on the 25K OS map as being alongside a path just east of St Baglan's Church now exists only on maps. It is listed by RCAHMW (NPRN 32204) with the following description:
"Wall with formerly a stone basin surrounded by a wide seat. Now 2 low walls and a small depression are all that remain (1967-05)."
No entry since 1967.....and perhaps no official interest either, so that it seems to have been quietly lost to posterity without anyone telling the land owner that it should be respected and protected.
Despite much searching, we could find no trace in September 2011 - and shortly even the line of the path where it once stood will be obliterated. I think it is important to record this sad loss - such sites need to be protected from the insidious way in which land owners etc (allegedly) deal with the inconvenience of rights of way giving access to these jewels.
I think that even the access across the field to the nearby church is considered inconvenient rather than something to be cherished.
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