Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St Ffraed's Well, Cynhawdre
Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion, Wales
A scheduled monument in Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion, recorded as Holy Well (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Holy Well
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Date of designation
- 21 November 1994
- Community
- Ystrad Meurig
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.28563, -3.94484
- SAM number
- CD157
- Cadw record number
- 1905
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1588 · Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (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 the remains of a holy well, probably dating to the medieval or post-medieval period. The monument is a well or spring, possessing religious or otherwise ritualistic significance. It is covered by a drystone chamber, c 2m wide and 2.5m deep, dug into the adjacent field bank. The front elevation rises to a triangular gable and has an opening 0.5m square. The wellchamber is semi-circular with partly plastered drystone walls and massive slabs form the roof and lintel.
The monument is a very well-preserved and rare form of simple well chamber with no immediate parallels known in West Wales. It is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of the organisation and practice of Christianity. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. A holy well may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can be further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- St. Brigid's Well at Gwenhafdre IsafNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- BrynmehefinDomesticunder 1 mi
- FfosAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Burnt Mound 230m NE of FfosBurnt Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.