<< Our Photo Pages >> Fontaine de Saint-Gildas - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in France in Bretagne:Finistère (29)
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Fontaine de Saint-Gildas Alternative Name: St Gildas Well, St Gildas' FountainCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Latitude: 48.605075N Longitude: 4.407867W
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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 |
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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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lichen visited on 30th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
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Sited in the hamlet of St Gildas (in the Commune of Guisseny), this spring/fountain is one of several in Brittany dedicated to the Celtic St Gildas. Gildas spent 10 years in Brittany, and he is the 'rain saint' of Brittany, just as St Cewydd was in Wales before the Saxons transferred this tradition to St Swithun. (Source: The Book of Welsh Saints).
The hamlet contains a former Priory (now a private house), as well as a medieval stone cross and some small menhirs of unconfirmed antiquity.
There are also two interesting 'lavoirs' or communal clothes washing pools close to the well.
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