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The Holy Well and Cell

A Grade I Listed Building in Llangoed, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3064 / 53°18'22"N

Longitude: -4.0567 / 4°3'23"W

OS Eastings: 263057

OS Northings: 380797

OS Grid: SH630807

Mapcode National: GBR 0Z36.JG

Mapcode Global: WH53W.N5G3

Plus Code: 9C5Q8W4V+G8

Entry Name: The Holy Well and Cell

Listing Date: 5 February 1952

Last Amended: 17 July 2002

Grade: I

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 5437

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Saint Seiriol's Well
St. Seiriol's Well

ID on this website: 300005437

Location: Set back, along a trackway, from the N side of a country road leading to the SE tip of the island at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon. The Holy Well and Cell are c50m NNE of the Priory Church of St S

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Llangoed

Community: Llangoed

Locality: Penmon

Traditional County: Anglesey

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History

C6 stone foundations of a monk's cell which probably mark the settlement of St Seiriol, founder of the religious community at Penmon. Close by the cell is an ancient well, now with a rectangular stone basin and forecourt. The well is now housed in a red brick and stone shelter; the upper part of which was probably built in the early C18.

Exterior

Sub rectangular limestone foundations of monks cell standing up to a height of c0.5m. To the NE of the cell is an ancient well, now with a rectangular flagged forecourt with rough limestone walling and crude stone benches along the E and W sides. Over the well is a small red brick and limestone building, built into the cliff face to the W. The building has a shallow gabled roof and a single doorway offset to the W with narrow vent slit to the E. The lower part of the walling is of stone and slightly battered, the brickwork is weathered and the building was once rendered, some remains.

Interior

Interior walls are rendered. The open doorway leads into a rectangular chamber, with a rectangular basin for the well set into the flagged stone floor. There are crude flagstone benches along the N and E walls and rectangular recesses in the walls above; one is said (by RCAHM) to have been partly blocked by a slate slab with a coronet above the initials and date B / R B 1710, though this is no longer present.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as the remains of an early Christian site with remains of a C6 monastic cell and ancient well; rare evidence for the form of early religious functions, and with considerable group value in its association with the Priory buildings of Penmon.
Ancient Monument No 1/1838/AN 062 (ANG) G.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • I Priory Church of St Seiriol
    Slightly set back from the N side of a country road which leads down to the SE tip of the island at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon.
  • II* Priory House
    Slightly set back from the N side of a country road leading to the SE tip of the island at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon. The Priory House forms the W side of a cloister yard; linking the Church to
  • II Priory house outbuilding
    Slightly set back from the N side of a country road leading to the SE tip of the island at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon. The outbuilding is set in the SE corner of the cloister yard; abutting the
  • I Refectory at Penmon Priory
    Slightly set back from the N side of a country road leading to the SE tip of the island at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon. The Refectory forms the S side of a cloister yard; abutted by the Priory ho
  • II* Dovecote and barn at Penmon Priory
    Set at the S side of a country road leading to the SE tip of the island at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon.
  • II Enclosure walls at former pilots' cottages for Trwyn Du, or Black Point, Lighthouse
    The walls define a compound around the two former pilots' cottages close to the shore at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon.
  • II Pilot's Cottage (former) No 1
    Situated at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon, overlooking the passage between the point and Puffin Island, and close to the access to the lighthouse.
  • II Pilot's Cottage (former No 2)
    Situated at Black Point, or Trwyn Du, Penmon, overlooking the passage between the point and Puffin Island, and close to the access to the lighthouse.

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