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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Gumfreston Holy WellsCountry: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Tenby Nearest Village: Gumfreston
Map Ref: SN1093001084
Latitude: 51.676616N Longitude: 4.735991W
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 |
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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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| 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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Certainly as can be seen by the photo one is more chalybeate than the others (it certainly tasted it). The wells do not appear to have gained a dedication but were much frequented in pilgrim times.
When sea bathing was established at Tenby people would send for the water for a range of ailments. In later years pins were thrown in and even more recently candles are lit and placed on the wells. A very peaceful place.
More from Coflein: There are three wells in a small group, apparently originating in two natural springs. It was customary down to the 17th century for bent pins to be dropped into the water to mark the end of Lent; the practice was called 'throwing Lent away'. The reputation of the wells continued down to the 19th; Gosse, who visited in 1861, says that traditionally the lowest of the three had a healing reputation, and leading down to this there was a worn masonry step. Source: Coflein
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