
What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Virtuous Well, Trelleck;St Anne's Well;Red Pool as Holy Well from the Medieval; Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Linked to St Anne, the well is traditionally associated with healing and fertility, with historical accounts noting the use of red-dyed water in rituals, possibly connected to menstrual health or childbirth. The site's medieval origins suggest a continuity of pre-Christian practices reinterpreted within Christian devotion.
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Photo: Clive Perrin · CC BY-SA 2.0