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Bengengie North, Alva, Clackmannanshire
Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – NN 86680 00601 — NEW FIND Getting Here This really take a lot of effort to find. From Alva, go up through the graveyard past St. Serf’s Well, turning left and across cross the lane. … Continue reading
Garchel Burn, Glendevon, Perthshire
Hut Circles: OS Grid Reference – NN 9696 0182 Also Known as: Canmore ID 25942 Getting Here Along the A823 road from the Pool of Muckhart up to Glendevon, watch out for the small left turning opposite the car-parking spot … Continue reading
Wizard’s Stone, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Legendary Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 9657 9902 Getting Here From Dollar town centre, take the road up to the gorgeous Castle Campbell, but instead of turning up towards the castle, keep on the road, uphill, for another quarter-mile. … Continue reading
Mount Cross, Cornholme, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – SD 9146 2728 Also Known as: Idol Cross Getting Here The site can be approached by going up the almost hidden long steep winding lane off the A646 in Cornholme; but if you don’t know … Continue reading
Rivock Enclosure, Riddlesden, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – SE 0768 4414 — NEW DISCOVERY Getting Here Follow the directions to reach the small Rivock East Carving just on the level of the small moorland. From here, walk less than 100 yards east, staying … Continue reading
Leaston House, Humbie, East Lothian
Cup-and-Ring Stone (lost): OS Grid Reference – NT 483 634 Also Known as: Canmore ID 54771 Archaeology & History The concentric ring carving shown here was found on the north side of the large gardens at Leaston House early in … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Lothian, East
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blegbie, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, East Lothian, Gifford, Humbie, Lammermuir, neolithic, Pencaitland, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Rock art, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish history, Stobshiel
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Fortingall Churchyard, Perthshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 7417 4703 Also Known as: Canmore ID 25003 Getting Here Go into the Fortingall churchyard, turning left through the gates (walking across in front of the enclosed sacred yew tree), towards the dip … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup markin gs, cup-and-rings, earth mysteries, Fortingall, heritage, neolithic, paganism, Perthshire, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Rock art, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish, Strathtay, Trees, yews
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Maiden’s Well, Glendevon, Perthshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 9703 0139 Also Known as: 1. Maiden Well Getting Here Follow the same directions as if you’re going to the Maiden Castle fairy hill. About 100 yards before reaching the hill, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Clackmannanshire, curses, Dollar, faerie, fairies, folklore, folktales, ghosts, Glendevon, hauntings, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, legends, little people, mountains, Ochils, Perthshire, sacred springs, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, superstitions, traditions, water
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Maiden Castle, Glendevon, Perthshire
Legendary Hill: OS Grid Reference – NN 9710 0141 Also Known as: 1. Maiden’s Castle Getting Here Take the small steep road uphill from the town of Dollar in Clackmannanshire towards Castle Campbell. Less than 100 yards above the small … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature
Tagged shamanism, healing, folklore, Archaeology, antiquities, antiquarian, legends, Scotland, faerie, fairies, little people, tradition, Perthshire, mountains, Ochils, Clackmannanshire, Scottish, elves, Dollar, heritage, Glendevon, folktales
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Giant’s Knowe, Culloch, Muthill, Perthshire
Cairn (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 7848 1762 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24797 Crock-nafion Fingalian’s Knowe Archaeology & History Amidst the colourful and nurturing landscape close to the gigantic Dunruchan standing stones and just along the road from … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, Comrie, Crieff, death, earth mysteries, folklore, giants, Glen Artney, heritage, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, Muthill, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, tombs, tumulus
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