Holy wells in wales

[hedgehog]

OK i'm bored , got to work 2x 24 hour shifts over the weekend and can't go out detecting so I am looking for sites of interest.
Saw this Holy wells one and thought it may be of interest because of all of the pilgrimages that took place, small communities grew up around these wells and may have long disappeared, if there is one near you they are well ( ) worth a look at.

http://www.brawdybooks.com/holywells.htm

Here's another link for some welsh history.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/history/pages/bow_street.shtml

[StumbledUpon]

I quite fancy getting that book on Holy Wells, thanks for the info Hedgehog. 

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

Very interesting  Steve

I Lived not far from a famous holy well for a few years, Penrhys holy shrine.at one time where the Penrys estate is now was a monastery some of the large roof timbers from the Monastery have to found the roof of Penrhys farm
Penrhys (Welsh: Pen-rhys) is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, situated on a hillside overlooking both valleys of Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach. It is situated around 1,100 ft above sea level and is a district of Tylorstown. Until the late 16th century, Penrhys was one of the holiest sites for Christian pilgrims in Wales.

The site of Penrhys has a rich religious history dating back to medieval times, though few settlements other than farmsteads can be traced to the area. Penrhys is significant for a medieval monastery, the holy shrine of "Our Lady" built at the holy spring of Ffynon Mair. During the early 16th century the antiquarian John Leland wrote during his visit to the area that he saw "Penrise Village, where the Pilgrimage was",[1] suggesting that a settlement had built up in the area. In 1538 the shrine was destroyed during the English Reformation, and the area appeared to fall into decline. With the arrival of industrialisation in the Rhondda Valley during the 19th century interest in the religious history of Penrhys increased. An archaeological dig at the old chapel was carried out in 1912 and a new statue of the Virgin Mary was unveiled in 1953. In February 1927 the first burial took place at Penrhys cemetery.

[altinkum]

i drove through penrhys once and someone nicked the air out of my tyre's.  mike

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

lol MIke

I hear its a lot better than it was now they have thined out the houses and flats but still i wouldnt like to live there.

I was  in the llynapia college of further education with a few boys from the estate Very dodgy  lol

[Gadget(Ian)]

llwynypia

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

Thanks Ian

You know speeeeelings not my strong point lol
Im shocked i got the spelling as close as i did. he he !

[Gadget(Ian)]

hi phil.
wasnt having a moan just corrected it if people wanted to research the area.
llwynypia means haunt of the magpie.just right for me as the missus says i never throw anything out.
ian. 

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

lol Ian

I never keep anything i dont use it alway throwing away.
If i dont use anything for 6 months or so i either throw it give away or sell it  lol
My mum and my ex wife loved collecting stuff drove me to drink lol
Saying that it doesnt take much to drive me to drink lol

[KANE (DES)]

HI ian you and me are two of a kind i dont throw anything out i  built a shed for my electric tools now i cant get in it for rubbish has my wife says as for phil i.m supprised he can spell is name right   regards DES

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]