Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Enclosed pool and well head at Ffynnon Beuno
Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ffynnon Beuno, Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, designated on 17 March 1986.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 17 March 1986
- Locality
- Ffynnon Beuno
- Community
- Tremeirchion
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.24038, -3.37477
- Cadw reference
- 1501
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the north-west corner of Ffynnon Beuno farmhouse, facing the road.
History
The well is traditionally associated with St Beuno, a sixth century Celtic Saint, reputedly the uncle of St Winifred. The structure around the well is of unknown date, but the carved face from which the water issues may be mediaeval.
The pool evidently provided a private supply of water to Ffynnon Beuno farm. Though the pool is enclosed in the front grounds of the farmhouse, the water from the overflow was perhaps formerly accessible to all as a public water supply.
Exterior
A wall of roughly axe-dressed limestone runs forward from the north west corner of Ffynnon Beuno farmhouse to enclose a rectangular pool of spring water, 3m by 5m and 1 m deep. Described as derelict in 1986, this is now in intact and the wall has a simple coping of upright stones. There is a metal hand-pump attached to left of a boarded gate in the south wall. From this gate a few steps go down to the water.
At its overflow from the pool the water issues through the mouth of a grotesque stone face set low down in the west wall.
Reason for designation
A traditional well and reservoir probably for village water supply with early carving.
Nearby in the register
- Brynbella South Lodge and GatesDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynbellaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cae Gwyn CaveCaveunder 1 mi
- Ffynnon Beuno CaveCaveunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.