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Gwytherin Churchyard, Denbighshire
Stone Row: OS Grid Reference – SH 876 614 Also known as: Gwytherin Church Standing Stones The Four Stones Getting Here From the Denbigh road (A543 and A544) turn off at Llansannan for Gwytherin on the B5384 for 6 miles or … Continue reading
Posted in Denbighshire, Standing Stones, Wales
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Conwy, Denbighshire, earth mysteries, Gwytherin, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Wales
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St Winefride’s Well, Holywell, Flintshire.
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SJ 185 763 Also Known as: Ffynnon Gwenfrewi St. Winifred’s Well Getting Here From the Chester ring road head into north Wales along the coast road (A548) from Connah’s Quay for about 13 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Flintshire, Holy Wells, Wales
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Catholicism, christianity, christians, earth mysteries, Flintshire, folklore, hagiology, healing, Holy Wells, Holywell, hydromancy, legends, sacred sites, sacred springs, saints, Wales, water
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Pillar of Eliseg, Pentrefelin, Llangollen, Denbighshire
Cross Shaft: OS Grid Reference – SJ 203 445 Also Known as: Eliseg’s Pillar Getting Here From Llangollen, take the A542 north for about three miles up along the famous Vale of Llangollen. At the ruined abbey of Valley Crucis continue … Continue reading
Posted in Crosses, Denbighshire
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, Crosses, Denbighshire, folklore, Llangollen, medieval history, monoliths, Pentrefelin, Standing Stones, tumuli, tumulus
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Maen Achwyfan, Whitford, Flintshire
Cross: OS Grid Refence – SJ 129 788 Also Known as: The Stone of Lamentation St Cwyfan’s Stone Getting Here Go north on the A5026 from the town of Holywell for about 3 miles; at the hamlet of Lloc take the … Continue reading
Posted in Crosses
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Berthengam, carved stones, Celtic knotwork, christianity, church history, Chwitffordd, Crosses, Flintshire, folklore, legends, medieval history, myths, Wales, Whitford
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Eyam Cross, Eyam, Derbyshire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – SK 218 764 Getting Here The village of Eyam is located some 9 miles south-east of Chapel-en-le-Frith and about the same from Sheffield, which lies to the north-east. Go to the centre of the village … Continue reading
Posted in Crosses, Derbyshire
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, carvings, christianity, churches, Crosses, Derbyshire, Eyam, folklore, Foolow, medieval history, plague stones, Saxons, spirals
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Tooter Hill, Bacup, Lancashire
Settlement: OS Grid Reference – SD 888 237 Also Known as: Tooter Hill Settlement Getting There: From Bacup town centre, take the A681 Sharneyford road for about 1½ miles towards Todmorden. At Sharneyford village take the footpath south for about … Continue reading
Posted in Lancashire, Settlement/Enclosures
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bacup, enclosures, flints, Lancashire, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Rossendale, settlements, Sharneyford, Todmorden
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Broadbank Earth Circle, Thursden, Burnley, Lancashire.
Enclosure: OS Grid Reference — SD 9024 3522 Also Known as: Burwains Enclosure Burwains Camp Getting There From Nelson town centre go north east towards Catlow, turning left near the Shooters Arms public house, then turn right again to the Coldwell … Continue reading
Rudston Monolith, East Yorkshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – TA 097 677 Getting Here To get to the monolith travel along the B1253 road to the west of Bridlington for about 5 miles or from York take the A166 in an easterly direction … Continue reading
