Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St. Teilo's Well
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandaff, Cardiff, designated on 19 May 1975.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 19 May 1975
- Locality
- Llandaff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49485, -3.21793
- Cadw reference
- 13717
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the south-east corner of The Cathedral Green and part of the important group of buildings surrounding it.
History
The attached plaque states in English and Welsh: ''Saint Teilo's Well'' and ''Ffynnon Sant Teilo''. "Below is reputedly the site of St. Teilo's Well. Saint Teilo was consecrated as the second bishop of Llandaff in the sixth century and was one of the three celtic saints in whose honour the cathedral church here at Llandaff was originally dedicated''.
Exterior
Ancient well sited on a spring line at the edge of the ridge of land above the Cathedral. It is now covered by a slab of stone and set into a possibly C18 rubble wall below White House Cottage, framed in a C20 rubble opening with an iron grille.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest as a Holy Well and as Llandaff's early water supply.
Nearby in the register
- White House CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Garden Walls to White House CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- No. 1 White HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.