Welsh Journals

124 CARVED AND INCISED STONES AT TREMEIRCHION. temp. Henry VII and Henry VIII. This is printed in full in Mr. Owen's work. IV.—Ffynnon Beuno. We have mentioned St. Beuno's Well, and will con¬ clude this paper with a brief notice of it. Ffynnon Beuno is by the roadside, half-a-mile south of the church, just opposite one of the lodges of Brynbella ; the name is associated with a vigorous controversy waged among geologists a few years ago over the dis¬ coveries in the neighbouring bone-caves. The accom¬ panying sketch (fig. 7) represents the outlet of the well, which is in the form of a human head and bust, rudely carved in stone, discharging the water from its mouth. The figure is about 2 ft. 6 ins. high and 1 ft. 2 ins. thick ; its sides are completely concealed by masonry. The spring itself rises in a large rectangular bath, 10 ft. by 18 ft., and 3 ft. or 4 ft. deep, protected by a high wall all round. Two or three steps, now inaccessible, descend into the water at one of the corners. Both figure and tank are undoubtedly mediaeval ; but no architectural features remain such as might help to fix the date.