Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ffynnon Gybi
Llangybi, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 18 May 1994
- Locality
- Llangybi
- Town
- Lampeter
- Community
- Llangybi
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.15607, -4.04002
- Cadw reference
- 14543
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to SW of village, on N side of A485, reached by steps down opposite Maesyffynnon Chapel.
History
Curative well also known as Ffynnon Wen, associated with the C6 Saint Cybi, from which a legend and cult developed around the site. The supposed curative powers of Ffynnon Gybi drew pilgrims with scrofula, scurvy and rheumatism. Traditionally St Cybi is said to have lived at Llety Cybi, 600m to NE. Edward Lhuyd in the C17 wrote of Ffynnon Wen that the test for whether or not someone had been cured by the water was if they could sleep while lying under Llech Gybi, `an arrows flight from ye well', a reference presumably to a lost nearby cromlech. The well structure must be altered as it is said to have had seats around to accommodate bathers.
Exterior
Shallow pool in side of bank with rough stone walling and large flat slate stone slab over. Another smaller similar slab bridges the outflow and a third flanks the outflow.
Reason for designation
Listed primarily for its special historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- Pont LlangybiTransportunder 1 mi
- Church of St CybiReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Capel EbenezerReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box by Glennydd and Ivy Cottage (01570 493319)Communicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.