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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 Catholicism, christianity, christians, Flintshire, folklore, hagiology, healing, Holy Wells, Holywell, hydromancy, 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
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