<< Our Photo Pages >> St Tecla's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Denbighshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Tecla's Well Alternative Name: Ffynnon Tegla, St Thecla's WellCountry: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Map Ref: SJ194522
Latitude: 53.060945N Longitude: 3.204141W
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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Although St Tecla is still honoured on her feast day in September the well itself appeared long neglected.
It is to be found on the low flat area on the north bank of the River Alyn, east of the bridge south of the village but is best accessed via Mill Farm (with permission). Only the two foot square stone lined well basin remains in an area thick with trees and in May 2003 was all but unrecognisable, being clogged with weeds, slime and dead and rotting branches.
Some clearing was required to reveal the stone basin and drainage channel in the picture but we were rewarded with the sight of a small but definite seeping of clear water into the muddy basin and the struggling ferns were ready to stake their claim with the aid of the new found sunlight.
The most recent documented cure was in 1813 when the church sextons son was relieved of his epilepsy. The church has subsequently discouraged use of the well, considering it pagan but they do have a display featuring the well and it’s history.
Those hoping for a cure had to bathe in the well after sunset, walk around the well nine times carrying a rooster while reciting the Lord’s Prayer, walk around the church nine times again reciting the Lord’s Prayer before entering the church and sleeping for the night under the altar clutching the rooster and using the bible as a pillow. In the morning they stuck pins into the unfortunate rooster before tossing them into the well and placing the birds beak into their mouth for transfer of the disease to the bird. The rooster was then left in the church. If it died one could expect ones cure. Of course, remember to change your rooster to a hen if your sufferer is female.
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