The well is said to have a sinister reputation, for it is alleged that during the reign of King Charles I, Thomas Bushell threw the body of his wife into it having murdered her. Aside from that, it is not known what cures this well was said to have. Bushell (1594-1674) was an important man, who was deeply involved in the mining industry in the area, in fact at one time Master of the Royal Mines in Wales, and who in the late 1630’s established the mint at Aberystwyth (and latterly at Furnace), making good use of the silver from his mines. NB We do not advise drinking from any of these sources.

Penpompren was a large house that was once haunted by an apparent poltergeist that targeted the head servant, and specialised in throwing water in his face. Eventually, the spirit was trapped inside a bottle during an exorcism and cast underneath a bridge.

A pitiful ghost was said to haunt the Allt y Crib area following the discovery of an infants remains in a mineshaft in the 1850’s. It is said many people heard the heart-rending infants cries at night, and were afraid to go out. The particular area was known as Shaft y Plentyn (translates as Child’s Shaft).