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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Collen's Well Alternative Name: Ffynnon CollenCountry: Wales County: Denbighshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Llangollen
Map Ref: SJ195480
Latitude: 53.023214N Longitude: 3.201599W
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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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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych).
St Collen was a 6th century saint of Welsh royal blood. During his youth he is said to have killed the mighty pagan chieftain Bras (or was it a giantess who may, or may not, have symbolised paganism?)
Legends vary but after the battle St Collen washed the blood from his sword at the spring which was forever after known as St Collen’s Well, before venturing south to learn more saintly ways of fighting for his faith. Thus skilled he returned to the area and set up his cell on the site now occupied by the Llangollen Parish Church.
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