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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 Rock art, petroglyphs, neolithic, Bronze Age, Archaeology, antiquities, antiquarian, paganism, Scotland, cup-and-rings, Perthshire, Fortingall, sacred sites, prehistoric sites, Scottish, Trees, Strathtay, carved stones, earth mysteries, heritage, cup markin gs, yews
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St. Fillan’s Well, Comrie, Perthshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 7080 2327 Also Known as: 1. Well of St. Fillans Archaeology & History Found by the legendary hill of Dundurn, east of Loch Earn, this legendary healing site has been written about by … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire
Tagged Comrie, Dundurn, earth mysteries, folklore, hagiology, healing, healing springs, Holy Wells, legends, medieval history, paganism, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, St Fillans, Strathearn, water
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St. Canna’s Stone, Llangan, Carmarthenshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – SN 1770 1874 Also Known as: Chair of St. Canna St Canna’s Chair Archaeology & History This once important healing stone that was moved a short distance (from grid reference SN 1775 1875 to SN … Continue reading
Posted in Carmarthenshire, Sacred Nature, Wales
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Carmarthenshire, curing, earth mysteries, folklore, goblins, hagiography, healing, Holy Wells, Iron Age, Llangan, megalithic, Megaliths, paganism, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, saints, superstitions, Wales
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Grassmainston Well, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 92478 93403 Getting Here From Clackmannan Main Street, go down the Cattle Market and straight across at the junction, downhill. Keep going on the country lane for half-a-mile watching out for Grassmainston Farm … Continue reading
Posted in Clackmannanshire, Holy Wells
Tagged Alloa, antiquarian, antiquities, apparitions, Archaeology, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, healing spings, history, Holy Wells, hydromancy, magick, paganism, ritual, Scotland, water, witchcraft, witches
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Witches’ Stone, Ratho, Midlothian
Cup-and-Ring Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 1273 6973 Also Known as: Witch’s Stone Archaeology & History This fascinating looking carving (in my personal Top 10 of all-time favourites cup-and-rings in the UK!) was unfortunately destroyed sometime between 1918 … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Midlothian
Tagged airts, animism, Bonnington, Bronze Age, Burnwynd, cailleach, cromlechs, dolmens, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, geology, Linburn, Livingston, midlothian, neolithic, paganism, pagans, prehistoric sites, religion, rocks, sacred sites, Scotland, spirit, stones, superstitions, Wilkieston, witch, witchcraft, witches
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Fag Well, Finsbury, London
Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – TQ 315 817 Also Known as: Fagge’s Well Archaeology & History First described in local church records from around 1190 AD (Webb 1921) as Fageswelle; then again a few years later in early … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Middlesex
Tagged animism, antiquarians, antiquities, Archaeology, Clerkenwell, earth mysteries, Finsbury, folklore, healing springs, Holy Wells, London, medieval history, Middlesex, paganism, sacred sites, traditions, water
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Skinners Well, Finsbury, London
Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – TQ 313 822 Archaeology & History Like oh so many of the healthy old springs and streams in that dreadful metropolis, the blood and natural health of Skinner’s Well was killed long ago … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Middlesex
Tagged animism, antiquarians, antiquities, Archaeology, Clerkenwell, earth mysteries, Finsbury, folklore, healing springs, Holy Wells, London, medieval history, paganism, sacred sites, traditions, water
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St. Helen’s Well, Eshton, North Yorkshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 93096 56992 Also Known as: Helen’s Well Getting Here On the A65 road from Skipton to Gargrave, just at the eastern end of Gargrave, take the small Eshton Road running north over the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, church, earth mysteries, Eshton, Flasby, folklore, Gargrave, hagiography, healing, medieval history, memaws, North Yorkshire, paganism, religion, sacred sites, saints, St. Helen, traditions, water, Winterburn
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Sithean Mor, Shian, Iona
Cairn Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NM 2721 2371 Also Known as: Angel Hill Cnoc nar-aimgeal Sithean More Archaeology & History There have long been rumours of stone circles on the druid’s isle of Iona, but many are dismissed … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Iona (Isle of), Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, cairns, druids, earth mysteries, fairies, folklore, heathens, Iona, megalithic, Megaliths, paganism, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, saints, Samhain, Scotland, Scottish, St. Columba, Stone Circles
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Well of the Whooping-Cough, Killin, Perthshire
Legendary Stone & Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – NN 579 323 Also Known as: Fuaran na Druidh Chasad Whooping Cough Well Archaeology & History The grid-reference given for this site is only an approximation based on the description … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Sacred Nature
Tagged animism, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, folklore, heathen, Heathenism, herbalism, Holy Wells, Killin, legends, moss, mosses, paganism, Perthshire, ritual magick, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, Tayside, water
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