Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St Anthony's Well
Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llansteffan, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, designated on 5 November 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 5 November 2002
- Locality
- Llansteffan
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Community
- Llansteffan
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.76355, -4.39825
- Cadw reference
- 27079
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)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located within a modern walled enclosure on the W side of a narrow access lane leading to St Anthony's Cottage.
History
Medieval well which had a reputation as a healing well. In 1811 it was referred to as walled with a niche over it. Commonly called Ffynnon Shon Antwn in 1895.
Exterior
Holy well, rubble stone, comprising of a sunk chamber with well pool to rear in a triangular-headed recess with small stone shelf. Above shelf is rock-cut tiny niche with head that may have held a religious image.
Reason for designation
Included as a good survival of a Holy Well of interesting design, retaining niche for statue.
Nearby in the register
- Castell LlansteffanCastleunder 1 mi
- Coach House and Stable Range at Y PlasAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Wall and gatepiers to stable court at Y PlasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llansteffan CastleDefenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.