St Aelhaiarn's Well - Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd, North Wales, UK
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Dragontree
N 52° 58.471 W 004° 24.473
30U E 405463 N 5870363
An old well on the Lleyn Peninsula.
Waymark Code: WM435T
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/30/2008
Views: 38
This well lies on the roadside just off the B4417. It is hidden in stone housing and would have seen pilgrims stopping here before climbing part of the Eifl mountain.
The name Llanaelhaearn came about because of a story: A long time ago a man walked along a lonely road. He saw St David and started to follow him and as he got more curious, followed closer.
Then St David turned around and lashed out at the man and chopped him into bits. St David put the man back together... except for one eyebrow. He could not find the eyebrow so made a new one of iron. That is what the meaning of aelhaearn is - iron eyebrow.
Aelhaearn was one of the followers of Saint Beuno who settled mainly at Clynnog Fawr. Beuno's other followers were St. Cwyfan (Tudweiliog), St Edern (Edern), St Ceidio (Ceidio) and St Twrog (Bodwrog, Mon, Maentwrog and Llandwrog). There is one other church dedicated to Aelhaearn - Guilsfield (Cegidfa) near Welshpool.
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