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St. Brigid's Well at Gwenhafdre Isaf

A Grade II Listed Building in Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2856 / 52°17'8"N

Longitude: -3.9442 / 3°56'39"W

OS Eastings: 267476

OS Northings: 267058

OS Grid: SN674670

Mapcode National: GBR 8Y.Y3J2

Mapcode Global: VH4G0.LT66

Plus Code: 9C4R73P4+78

Entry Name: St. Brigid's Well at Gwenhafdre Isaf

Listing Date: 15 July 2004

Last Amended: 15 July 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 82958

ID on this website: 300082958

Location: Situated to the rear of the farmhouse at Gwenhafdre Isaf, some 900m to NW of Swyddfynnon.

County: Ceredigion

Town: Ystrad Meurig

Community: Ystrad Meurig

Community: Ystrad Meurig

Locality: Swyddfynnon

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

Tagged with: Well

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History

Reputed holy well with scant recorded history. Repaired in late 1980s.

Exterior

Covered well, of dry stone construction, in beehive shape, set into bank, with low rectangular opening just above internal water level, with slab lintel.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an unusually substantial corbelled well-chamber, carefully restored.

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