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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pistyll Gwn Medicinal Well (Machynlleth) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Powys

Submitted by geoffstickland on Saturday, 30 March 2019  Page Views: 1221

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Pistyll Gwn Medicinal Well (Machynlleth)
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Powys Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Machylleth
Map Ref: SH7495101112
Latitude: 52.593375N  Longitude: 3.847499W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Pistyll Gwn Medicinal Well (Machynlleth) submitted by geoffstickland : A steep, narrow, rocky path leads straight to the spring (Vote or comment on this photo)
A steep, narrow, rocky path leads straight to the spring

This holy well is recorded as Coflein 32448.
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Re: Pistyll Gwn Medicinal Well (Machynlleth) by geoffstickland on Friday, 31 July 2020
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A natural spring, set on a hill side in dense woodland on the outskirts of Machynlleth. Historically the spring was believed to have healing properties.

I believe it should be spelt "Gwyn" rather than "Gwn".
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