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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Ffynnon FawrCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 4.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: South Glamorgan Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Map Ref: SS82227808
Latitude: 51.489363N Longitude: 3.697809W
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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in South Glamorgan
From Coflein: "Thought to be a restored medieval well, enclosed by a rectangular wall, 3.1m by 1.5m, and roofed in concrete. A stone, incorporated in a stile at the site, is said to have come from Nottage chapel (Nprn307256)."
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