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Lentran, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire
Cist (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 798 973 Also Known as: Annfield Canmore ID 47129 Archaeology & History On the level ground a half-mile south of the large Fairy Knowe prehistoric tomb, Bridge of Allan had a site of … Continue reading
Fraggle Rock, Burley Moor, West Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone — NEW DISCOVERY Archaeology & History This carving is one in a cluster of at least 17 previously unrecorded petroglyphs, uncovered nearly two years ago on a Northern Antiquarian bimble on the northern edge of Rombald’s Moor. The … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, archaeological, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, Burley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, cairns, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, heritage, ilkley moor, legends, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Rock art, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, tombs, West Yorkshire, Wharfedale
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Clach na h’ Iobairte, Kinloch Rannoch, Perthshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference - NN 61702 58975 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24576 Chieftain’s Grave Clach na h-Iobairte Clach na h-Jobairte Craiganour Stone Craig-na-Odhar Stone of Sacrifice Stone of the Offering Getting Here From the gorgeous village of Kinloch … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, earth mysteries, folklore, Gaelic, Kinloch Rannoch, Loch Rannoch, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, ritual sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, tombs
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Little Skirtful Carvings, Burley Moor, West Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stones: OS Grid Reference – SE 1383 4519 Also Known as: Carving nos. 391a, 391b, 391c, 391d Little Skirtful of Stones’ Carvings Getting Here Follow the directions to reach the Little Skirtful of Stones giant prehistoric cairn. Once here, … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged Rock art, petroglyphs, Bronze Age, folklore, Archaeology, death, tombs, antiquities, antiquarian, ilkley moor, folk-lore, legends, West Yorkshire, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, cairns, burial, Wharfedale, Burley-in-Wharfedale, giants, Rombald, sacred sites, archaeological, prehistoric sites, earth mysteries, Burley, heritage
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Craigmaddie Muir (2), Baldernock, Stirlingshire
Chambered Cairn (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 58 76 Also Known as: Blochairn 2 Canmore ID 44421 STR 3 (Henshall) Archaeology & History Close to the ruined Craigmaddie Muir cairn could once have seen a companion, of roughly the … Continue reading
Borough Hills, West Mersea, Essex
Tumuli (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TM 022 143 Also Known as: Barrow Hills Five Barrows Archaeology & History Known as Five Barrows presumably from the five main burial mounds that were once here, very little in modern texts seem … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Essex
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blackwater Bay, burial, cairns, death, England, Essex, folklore, Iron Age, legends, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, sacred sites, Saxons, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, West Mersea
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Dunruchan ‘E’ Standing Stone, Muthill, Perthshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 78996 16823 Also Known as: Aodann Mhor Canmore ID 24790 Cornoch Shillinghill Getting Here Follow the directions to reach the standing stone of Dunruchan D, and there on the moor immediately to your … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, Comrie, death, earth mysteries, Grampians, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, Muthill, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Strathearn, tombs
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Dunruchan ‘D’ Standing Stone, Muthill, Perthshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 79044 16881 Also Known as: Aodann Mhor Canmore ID 24790 Cornoch Shillinghill Getting Here Follow the directions to reach the Craigneich standing stone, then across the road and uphill past the Dunruchan B … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, Comrie, death, earth mysteries, Grampians, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, Muthill, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Strathearn, tombs
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Balbirnie Carving (01), Markinch, Fife
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 28580 02955 Also Known as: Balfarg Fif 1 (Morris 1981) Getting Here Follow the same directions to find the Balfarg Stone Circle (from the A92 going north from Glenrothes, turn E onto the … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Fife & Kinross
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, burial, carved stones, cists, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, Fife, Glenrothes, Markinch, megalithic, Megaliths, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, ritual sites, Rock art, sacred sites, Scotland, Stone Circles, tombs
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