Category Archives: England (south)

Broad Oak, Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex

Posted on March 23, 2018 by megalithix

Legendary Tree: OS Grid Reference – TL 5352 2083 Also Known as: Doodle Oak Archaeology & History Erroneously ascribed by the reverend Winsland (1952) as being the ‘Doodle Oak’, the ancient and giant tree called the Broad Oak was, as records … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Sacred Nature | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bishops Stortford, boundaries, dialect, druids, Essex, Hatfield Broad Oak, heritage, medieval history, moots, oaks, Stanstead airport, Takeley, Trees | Leave a comment

Rolleston’s Barrow, Rushmore, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire

Posted on February 5, 2018 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – ST 95552 18233 Archaeology & History In what today seems a barely visible tumulus, amidst the large cluster that could once be found upon the large estate grounds of Rushmore House, were once the overgrown … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Wiltshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, Cranborne Chase, death, Dorset, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, rounds barrows, Rushmore, sacred sites, Tollard Royal, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, urns, Wiltshire | Leave a comment

Old Pleck Barrow, Rushmore, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire

Posted on January 21, 2018 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference — ST 95459 17548 Archaeology & History This long-lost burial mound was one in a large group of prehistoric tombs that were explored in the 19th century by the legendary antiquarian, General Pitt-Rivers. It had already … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Wiltshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, Cranborne Chase, death, Dorset, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Rushmore, sacred sites, Tollard Royal, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, urns, Wiltshire | Leave a comment

St. Bride’s Well, London, Middlesex

Posted on January 20, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well (covered): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3157 8111 Archaeology & History Close to the centre of that corporate money-laundering place of homo-profanus that is the City of London, was once a site that represents the antithesis of what … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brigit, cailleach, druids, earth mysteries, England, Fleet Street, folklore, genius loci, goddess, heathens, Holy Wells, legends, London, medieval history, Middlesex, Mother goddess, myth, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, sacred springs, shamanism, St. Bride, traditions, water, Westminster | Leave a comment

St. Clement’s Well, Westminster, London, Middlesex

Posted on December 27, 2017 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3096 8106 Archaeology & History Close to the long-lost Strand Cross and long-lost Strand Maypole, in bygone centuries was also to be found a holy well of great repute, dedicated by early christians to … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, hagiology, Holy Wells, legends, ley-lines, leys, London, medieval history, Middlesex, myths, sacred sites, sacred springs, St Clement, St Clement Danes, The Strand, tourist attractions, water, Westminster | 1 Comment

Strand Maypole, Westminster, London, Middlesex

Posted on December 25, 2017 by megalithix

Maypole (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3073 8092 Archaeology & History This huge traditional monument was once a sight to behold! It stood close to where an ancient stone ‘cross’ once lived. But—alas!, with the intrusion of the incoming christians … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Maypoles, Middlesex | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Crosses, dancing, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, Isaac Newton, ley-lines, leys, London, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, Middlesex, omphalos, paganism, pagans, ritual, ritual dance, telescopes, The Strand, traditions, Westminster | Leave a comment

Vauxhall Well, Lambeth, London, Surrey

Posted on November 23, 2017 by megalithix

Healing Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference — TQ 3006 7734 Archaeology & History In Thomas Allen’s (1827) huge survey of Lambeth parish, he told that there was little of any interest along Wandsworth Road, apart from a good orchard, “and a … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Surrey | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brixton, curing, earth mysteries, english heritage, eyes, folklore, healing springs, Holy Wells, Lambeth, London, medicine, medieval history, sacred sites, Surrey, water | Leave a comment

Stratford St. Mary Cursus, Suffolk

Posted on November 14, 2017 by megalithix

Cursus Monument: OS Grid Reference – TM 0486 3433 Archaeology & History This short and dead straight cursus monument was first described in John Hedges’ (1981) survey, and later mentioned in Harding & Lee’s (1987) corpus on British henges as … Continue reading →

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Limekiln Field, Pytchley, Northamptonshire

Posted on March 14, 2017 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SP 8601 7510 Archaeology & History According to a Mr Abner Brown (1846), this was one of two prehistoric cemeteries that once existed in Pytchley village, but very little seems to have been written about it. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Northamptonshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Broughton, cairns, cists, death, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Kettering, kistvaens, necropolis, neolithic, Northamptonshire, prehistoric sites, Pytchley, sacred sites, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Winsbury Hill, Marksbury, Somerset

Posted on March 4, 2017 by megalithix

Earthworks (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – ST 6706 6307 Also Known as: Windsbury Hill Archaeology & History Apparently, all traces of the possible prehistoric camp or enclosure that were located by Edward Burrow in the 1920s, seems to have vanished. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Earthworks, England (south), Somerset | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bath, Burnett, camps, earth mysteries, Earthworks, english heritage, Farmborough, Hillforts, Iron Age, Marksbury, prehistoric sites, settlements, Somerset, Stanton Prior | Leave a comment

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