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Photo Pages: Virtuous Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)
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Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Sunday, 06 June 2004 Page Views: 4265
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 Site Name: Virtuous Well Alternate Name: St Anne's Well
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Monmouth Nearest Village: Trellech
Map Ref: SO503051 Landranger Map Number: 162
Latitude: 51.742386N Longitude: 2.721216W
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Access:| 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. |
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   Virtuous Well submitted by Thorgrim
Holy Well / Spring at the historical village of Trellech in Monmouthshire
This well is also known as St Anne’s Well. The stone surround offers places for visitors to leave offerings and the stone seats would also have been welcomed by travellers.
In the 18th and 19th centuries the water was considered especially beneficial in the treatment of eye ailments and for treating ‘complaints peculiar to women’. It was also used as a wishing well. Girls wanting to know how long they would have to wait for marriage would drop in a pebble and every bubble that rose counted as one month …. a much shorter time scale than at Alsia Well in Cornwall where each bubble counted as a year! Fairies were believed to dance at the well and one day a local farmer dug up a fairy ring around it and from then on, whenever he (and only he) tried to draw water, the well was dry, but as soon as he replaced the missing turf he was able to get water again. On midsummer’s eve, the fairies were said to drink it’s water from harebells which were found strewn around on midsummer’s morning. There was also a legend that nuns from Tintern Abbey had used a three mile long tunnel so that they could use the water unobserved .... historically however, there were only monks at Tintern.
 Virtuous Well submitted by jadewood
Site in Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)
 Virtuous Well submitted by jadewood
 Virtuous Well submitted by hamish
The info' plaque.Part of the Trellech School History Trail.
 Virtuous Well submitted by hamish
The inevitable Rayon clouties, they'll never rot.
 Virtuous Well submitted by hamish
This has been nicely renovated, no Health and safety probs other than "I shouldn't drink the Water" I popped my hand in the water and the arthritic ache eased. All in the mind?
 Virtuous Well submitted by hamish
This is the " Well " head, it was full and overflowing today,as was the weather.
 Virtuous Well submitted by AngieLake
The Virtuous Well in bottom right-hand corner, showing the position of Trellech church. The gate to the field is behind me here.
The sign reads:"The Virtuous Well.
Once known as St Ann's Well and famous for its cures. It was visited by many pilgrims as late as the seventeenth century. It is said to be four separate springs, three containing iron and each curing a different illness. Its nic
 Virtuous Well submitted by KiwiBetsy
This well is also known as St Anne’s Well. The stone surround offers places for visitors to leave offerings and the stone seats would also have been welcomed by travellers.
In the 18th and 19th centuries the water was considered especially beneficial in the treatment of eye ailments and for treating ‘complaints peculiar to women’. It was also used as a wishing well. Girls wanting to know h
 Virtuous Well submitted by templar
Close up of the Virtuous Well in Trellech.
 Virtuous Well submitted by templar
Photo of the clouties hung up over the Virtuous Well in Trellech.
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Re: Virtuous Well (Score: 1)
by Arimus on Saturday, 12 June 2004
(User Info | Send a Message) | Condition: 4
Ambience: 4
Access: 5
Lovely spot and not too far from the Trellech Stones (3 standing stones)... park just after the well on the right.
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Re: Virtuous Well (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 23 August 2004 | very beautiful and interesting village with many features nearby,
the field with the stones in is for sale at the moment I just hope it goes to someone who looks after it. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Virtuous Well (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 01 November 2004 | | In the bushes surrounding the well there are tied ribbons and rags. Who does this and why. Is it Christian piety or pagan superstition? | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Virtuous Well (Score: 1)
by Thorgrim on Monday, 01 November 2004
(User Info | Send a Message) | | In the past, people would leave ribbons and other items of value as a kind of scarifice to gain blessings or healing. At one time this appeal would have been made to local pagan spirits or gods. These were taken over with the introduction of Christianity and saints replaced the earlier pagan entities. Today, misguided people just leave litter instead and often non bio-degradeable fabrics, plastic and underwear are left as "pagan" offerings - an insult to any remaining spirit. Click on the well icon for more information (third from the left) | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Virtuous Well (Score: 1)
by templar on Monday, 15 November 2004
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Trellech is beautiful village packed with things to see. The well is in a boggy patch of ground obviously inhabited by sheep. There's a public car park near to the Doctor's surgery with a map just over the road which details the various sites in the area (all of which are walkable) | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Virtuous Well (Score: 1)
by mishkin on Wednesday, 15 November 2006
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Had to add this; the well is also called St.Anne, 1st Century, she is supposedly the mother of the Virgin Mary, and is seen to replace Anu - earth goddess of Celtic paganism. There are apparently nine wells in Trellech, only four remain. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Virtuous Well (Score: 1)
by kmhlamia on Wednesday, 13 August 2008
(User Info | Send a Message) | This is a beautiful place, it's near a quiet road but feels a million miles away from anything. When you sit down in the well on the seats, it's incredibly peaceful. I also like the fact that it's clearly still in use - the tree above the well is covered with a wonderful and diverse array of fabric offerings that I personally liked a great deal.
A very special place - the first time we visited, the well even had a guardian frog swimming around in it!
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