Category Archives: Yorkshire, West

Heygate Stone, Baildon, West Yorkshire

Posted on June 10, 2019 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 15942 40187 Archaeology & History This excellent cup-and-ring marked petroglyph was found fortuitously in September 2001 by the land-owner at Near Hey Gate field to the northeast of Baildon village. He was clearing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, West | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baildon, Baildon Moor, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, Saltaire, Shipley Glen, water, West Yorkshire | 1 Comment

Cloven Hoof Well, Shipley Glen, West Yorkshire

Posted on June 10, 2019 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 12839 39331 Also Known as: Raygate Well Getting Here On the roadside at Shipley Glen, from Brackenhall Circle walk up for about 250 yards, where you’ll notice the land dips as it drops … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baildon, devil, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folklore, geology, Gilstead, healing wells, Holy Wells, place-names, Saltaire, Shipley Glen, water, West Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Lower Headley Farm, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Posted on June 2, 2019 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 099 321 Archaeology & History There are no longer any remains of the prehistoric burial site that once stood in one of the fields by Lower Headley Farm. We don’t know whether the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, West | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bradford, Bronze Age, cairns, cists, deathm burials, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Queensbury, sacred sites, Thornton, tumuli, tumulus, urns, West Scholes, West Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Holy Well, Baildon, West Yorkshire

Posted on June 1, 2019 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 1609 3961 Archaeology & History This site is all but unknown to the great majority of folk in Baildon, and even some of the local historians have let it slip from their … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baildon, black dogs, England, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing wells, Holy Wells, medieval history, sacred sites, shipley, traditions, water, West Yorkshire | 6 Comments

St. Peter’s Well, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Posted on May 16, 2019 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 308 336 Archaeology & History This is one of three wells that were dedicated to St Peter in the Leeds district. The first of them, near the city centre, was described by the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, healing wells, Holy Wells, Leeds, medieval history, Quarry Hill, sacred sites, saints, St Peter, water, West Yorkshire | 1 Comment

Tun Well, Eccleshill, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Posted on September 20, 2018 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 1822 3593 Also Known as: Tunny Well Archaeology & History First mentioned in local history accounts from 1618—as the Tunwells—it was highlighted on the first OS-map of Eccleshill in 1851. Located on the aptly-named … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, black dogs, Bradford, earth mysteries, Eccleshill, England, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing, healing wells, Holy Wells, legends, ley-lines, leys, sacred sites, Victorian history, water, West Yorkshire | 2 Comments

Swithins Well, Rothwell, West Yorkshire

Posted on September 4, 2018 by megalithix

Healing Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 3442 2686 Also Known as: St. Swithin’s Well Archaeology & History Highlighted in the fields on the south-side of Rothwell village on the 1854 OS-map, Swithin’s Well was, according to historian Andrea Smith … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Carlton, England, english heritage, healing wells, Holy Wells, Lofthouse, medieval history, place-names, Rothwell, sacred sites, saints, St Swithin, water, West Yorkshire | 2 Comments

Jim Craven’s Well, Thornton, West Yorkshire

Posted on January 31, 2018 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference — SE 0967 3251? Archaeology & History Another well with considerable supernatural renown was this little-known site near the old village of Thornton, on the western outskirts of Bradford. We’re not 100% sure about its … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, black dogs, Bradford, chalybeates, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing, history, Holy Wells, phantoms, sacred spring, shamanism, supernatural, superstitions, Thornton, water, West Yorkshire | 3 Comments

Panorama Stone (227), Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Posted on January 26, 2018 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 11466 47285 Also Known as: Carving no.101 (Hedges) Carving no.227 (Boughey & Vickerman) Rocking Stone Getting Here Come out of Ilkley/bus train station and turn right for less than 50 yards, heading left … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, West | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Ilkley, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, ritual sites, rocking stones, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, shamanism, West Yorkshire, Wharfedale | 1 Comment

Panorama Stone (228), Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Posted on December 25, 2017 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 11468 47288 Also Known as: Carving no.100 (Hedges) Carving no.228 (Boughey & Vickerman) Getting Here Come out of Ilkley/bus train station and turn right for less than 50 yards, turning left up towards … Continue reading →