What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Gumfreston Wells; Gumfreyston Wells as Holy Well from the Early Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Gumfreston Wells are associated with Saint Gwyfrest, a 6th-century Cornish saint, and are traditionally linked to healing and fertility. The wells were once sites of pilgrimage and ritual, with customs including the throwing of coins or offerings for wishes and cures.
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Places near here
Gumfreston ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 40 yd
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Scotsborough WoodWood · 1283 yd
Penally War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
St John's Well, TenbyWell · 1.3 mi
Penally Training CampArmy Camp · 1.3 mi
Goscar RockIslet · 1.5 mi
North BeachBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
South BeachBeach / strand · 1.6 mi
First PointHeadland · 1.6 mi
Second PointHeadland · 1.6 mi