<< Our Photo Pages >> St Sannan's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Monmouthshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Sannan's WellCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Monmouthshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bargoed Nearest Village: Bedwellty
Map Ref: SO16860011
Latitude: 51.693560N Longitude: 3.204249W
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 |
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Sacredspace visited on 5th Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Easy to find, lovely little garden area. The well is dry. We were really disappointed
geoffstickland have visited here
The previous wicker structure has been replaced with a new stone surround. The interior is a medieval site. With good water supply.
This well is recorded as Coflein NPRN 305934 (Ffynon San Sannan).
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