<< Our Photo Pages >> Llyn Fawr - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in South Glamorgan
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Llyn FawrCountry: Wales
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County: South Glamorgan Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Map Ref: SN91770347
Latitude: 51.719477N Longitude: 3.56816W
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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Andy B: would like to visit The source of the Llyn Fawr hoard, now in the National Museum of Wales. Shown in BBC History of Celtic Britain with Neil Oliver
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The long-held assumption is that this hoard was ritually deposited in a 'sacred lake'. The name of the lake, 'Fawr', meaning 'great' or big', may be significant in this context.
Source: Coflein
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