Monday 20 September 2010

VIRTUOUS WELL TRELLECH

THIS IS ST ANNE'S WELL OR VIRTUOUS WELL, IN TRELLECH, MONMOUTHSHIRE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT HOLY WELL FOR MANY CENTURIES BEFORE 1680. IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, IT WAS COMMON FOR PILGRIMS TO TIE STRIPS OF CLOTH TO NEARBY TREES, A TRADITION WHICH SEEMS TO CONTINUE TODAY.
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4 comments:

  1. Bruce Caspersonn21 September 2010 at 01:32

    And no idiot has knocked it down, amazing!

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  2. psychelyn21 September 2010 at 12:16

    this is awesome! what a great piece of history. interesting post.

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  3. gwentman21 September 2010 at 20:09

    Hi Bruce,
    Nice to hear from you. It stands the test of time and vandals. Thanks for looking in.

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  4. gwentman21 September 2010 at 20:12

    Hi Psychelyn,
    Thanks for stopping by, glad you liked the post. There's lots of interesting history around here.

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