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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
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 shamanism, healing, folklore, Archaeology, water, antiquities, antiquarian, legends, sacred springs, Scotland, Holy Wells, faerie, fairies, little people, ghosts, traditions, Perthshire, mountains, Ochils, superstitions, Clackmannanshire, Scottish, curses, Dollar, heritage, Glendevon, folktales, hauntings
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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 Sacred Nature, Perthshire
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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Castle Campbell, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 9613 9928 — NEW FIND Getting Here From Dollar, take the steep road up to Castle Campbell (ask a local if you get lost). When you’ve got into the building and paid your … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Clackmannanshire
Tagged Rock art, petroglyphs, neolithic, Bronze Age, Archaeology, antiquities, antiquarian, Scotland, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Ochils, sacred sites, prehistoric sites, Clackmannanshire, castles, earth mysteries, Hillfoots, Dollar, heritage
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White Stane of Tam Baird, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – NS 94135 99110 Also Known as: Tom Baird’s Stone White Stone of Tombaird Getting Here Very troublesome for so little a stone. But to the nutters or climbers who enjoy a good bimble: if … Continue reading
Posted in Sacred Nature, Scotland, Clackmannanshire
Tagged Archaeology, antiquities, antiquarian, Scotland, druids, Ochils, Clackmannanshire, Tillicoultry, earth mysteries, quartz, Dollar
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Alva Church, Alva, Clackmannanshire
Standing Stones (lost): OS Grid Reference – NS 88 97 Archaeology & History The only information we have of this site (apparently) comes from an entry in the Old Statistical Account of 1795. In describing the impressive stone cross on … Continue reading
Castleton, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference - NN 98280 00061 Also Known as: Canmore ID 25931 Home Farm Getting Here Easier to locate if you approach from the Pool of Muckhart side: just off the A91, along a small lane that tells you … Continue reading
Wester Biggs, Dunblane, Perthshire
Stone Circle: OS Grid Reference – NN 863 061 Also Known as: Canmore ID 25219 Seven Stanes Getting Here From Dunblane, head out east up and along Glen Road up towards Sheriffmuir. Turn left at the junction of the Sheriffmuir … Continue reading
Elistoun West, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NS 92220 99205 Also Known as: Canmore ID 48266 Eliston Hill Getting Here A helluva climb to get here. Take the last road up towards Mill Burn at the west end of Tillicoultry and go to … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Clackmannanshire
Tagged Bronze Age, Megaliths, Archaeology, megalithic, death, tombs, antiquities, antiquarian, Scotland, cairns, tumulus, Ochils, tumuli, prehistoric sites, Clackmannanshire, Tillicoultry, earth mysteries, Alva
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