Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Higgon's Well
Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Uzmaston, Haverfordwest, Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech, Pembrokeshire, designated on 16 July 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 16 July 2004
- Locality
- Uzmaston
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.79689, -4.95768
- Cadw reference
- 82964
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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the E side of the estuary of the Cleddau Wen some 700m S of Haverfordwest station.
History
Medieval holy well, repaired c. 1989. The well was drawn in the early C19 by Charles Norris of Tenby, but was then lost to undergrowth. There was a chapel behind, now just retaining walls. The water is piped across the Cleddau for bottling as drinking water, and access to the interior not possible.
Exterior
Holy well chamber, rubble stone with rubble stone rough roof (formerly presumably stone-tiled or slated). Rectangular plan, exterior dimensions some 5m by 3m, with restored small pointed entry at W end, with stone voussoirs. Rear wall rebuilt in C20 with double-boarded doors and concrete arch.
Interior
Interior said to have rubble stone vault and benches around side.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as the largest surviving holy well in the region.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 430 (PEM)
Nearby in the register
- Higgons WellHoly Wellunder 1 mi
- Haroldstone Bridge (partly in Merlins Bridge community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Haroldston Bridge (partly in Haverfordwest community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Haroldston CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.