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Bengengie North, Alva, Clackmannanshire
Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – NN 86680 00601 — NEW FIND Getting Here This really take a lot of effort to find. From Alva, go up through the graveyard past St. Serf’s Well, turning left and across cross the lane. … Continue reading
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
Leaston House, Humbie, East Lothian
Cup-and-Ring Stone (lost): OS Grid Reference – NT 483 634 Also Known as: Canmore ID 54771 Archaeology & History The concentric ring carving shown here was found on the north side of the large gardens at Leaston House early in … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Lothian, East
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blegbie, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, East Lothian, Gifford, Humbie, Lammermuir, neolithic, Pencaitland, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Rock art, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish history, Stobshiel
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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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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 antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Clackmannanshire, Dollar, elves, faerie, fairies, folklore, folktales, Glendevon, healing, heritage, legends, little people, mountains, Ochils, Perthshire, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, tradition
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Giant’s Knowe, Culloch, Muthill, Perthshire
Cairn (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 7848 1762 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24797 Crock-nafion Fingalian’s Knowe Archaeology & History Amidst the colourful and nurturing landscape close to the gigantic Dunruchan standing stones and just along the road from … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire
Tagged neolithic, Bronze Age, folklore, monoliths, Megaliths, Archaeology, megalithic, Standing Stones, death, tombs, antiquities, antiquarian, legends, Scotland, cairns, tumulus, burials, Perthshire, giants, sacred sites, prehistoric sites, earth mysteries, Crieff, Comrie, Muthill, heritage, Glen Artney
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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
Market Cross, Kincardine, Fife
Cross: OS Grid Reference – NS 93120 87515 Also Known as: Canmore ID 48126 Mercat Cross Getting Here Dead easy to find. Get into the centre of the lovely little town centre of Kincardine, down High Street, and there upon … Continue reading
Posted in Crosses, Fife & Kinross
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, Crosses, earth mysteries, Fife, heritage, Kincardine, markets, medieval history, monoliths, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish
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Tuilyies, Torryburn, Fife
Standing Stones: OS Grid Reference – NT 0291 8660 Also Known as: Canmore ID 49451 The Tuilyies Getting Here Go west out of Dunfermline on the A994 till you hit the Torryburn roundabout, taking the A985 Kincardine road. Barely a … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Fife & Kinross, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Culross, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, Fife, geomancy, heritage, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Rock art, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Torryburn
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