Good question! :oD

Well (haha) it may come as no surprise to most here that I am a huge fan of wells and springs.

I would be so happy if I were able to prove the antiquity of some of them. I'm convinced that some (there are those whose history can be traced way back to, for example, the 5th or 6th century, or perhaps even earlier) were used in prehistoric times (to me, in my uneducated-in-these-matters way, I don't see how it CAN'T be the case!).

Trouble is - I can't prove it! And am therefore happy to bear the "disputed" logo on any of my wells I've posted until I can!

So. I like wells and am happy for them to be a part of TMA, but fully understand the arguments against. As TMA's remit is only to showcase sites of proven antiquity of certain age, then I for one am happy to go along with that. Otherwise I wouldn't be here!

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I am only a wells newbie but have very much enjoyed the two I have visited, St Seiriol's at Penmon Priory and Llangelynin Old Church up on the start of the Tal y Fan ridge. Sittng on those simple stone benches next to the well, contemplating the world (and your navel maybe) - absolute bloody heaven.

But that's just a personal view. As for wells on TMA I would vote no and think that TMA should stay strictly pre-Roman and archive all sites post 43AD. Or 77AD for North Wales as we resisted these horrid people a bit longer.

There are many excellent sites out there that provide for wellies. If there is a need and demand for a more modern TMA style community driven website with foto uploads, fieldnotes, folklore, fractious forum etc. for wells then that's a challenge for the well community. I'd sign up to such a site for sure.