Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ffynnon Gwenfaen
Rhoscolyn, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A scheduled monument in Rhoscolyn, Isle of Anglesey, recorded as Holy Well (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Holy Well
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Rhoscolyn
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.24733, -4.61005
- SAM number
- AN055
- Cadw record number
- 3262
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 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument consists of a medieval or post-medieval holy well called Ffynnon Gwenfaen, it is on the cliff between the boundary wall of the farm and the sea. It has a paved forecourt with stone slab seats across the corners, reached by three narrow steps down, and the well is a rectangular tank opposite the steps. There is a second tank outside the wall across the back of the well, with steps down to it either side, and the water then flows away as a small stream.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of water management systems. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Ffynnon GwenfaiWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Plas BachDomesticunder 1 mi
- PlasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lifeboat memorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.