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Category Archives: England (south)
Limekiln Field, Pytchley, Northamptonshire
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
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
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Winsbury Hill, Marksbury, Somerset
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
Wanstead Spa, Redbridge, London, Essex
Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – TQ 40 87 Also Known as: Wanstead Spring Archaeology & History The exact location of this site remains a mystery. Addison (1951) mentions it as being “close to the Blake Hall Road” where … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Essex, Holy Wells
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Becontree, earth mysteries, english heritage, Epping Forest, Essex, healing, Holy Wells, Ilford, London, medieval history, mineral springs, Redbridge, Snaresbrook, spa wells, spas, Stratford, Wanstead, water
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Silver Well, Shouldham, Norfolk
Holy Well (destroyed?): OS Grid Reference – TF 6753 0817 Archaeology & History Once found in the small woodland known as the High Plantation, this holy well has, seemingly, long since fallen back to Earth. Mary Manning (1994) included it in her … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Norfolk
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, devil, earth mysteries, english heritage, Fincham, folklore, healing springs, Holy Wells, hydromancy, legends, medieval history, Norfolk, sacred sites, Shouldham, Stradsett, traditions, treasure legends, water
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The Maypole, Alconbury, Huntingdonshire
Maypole (removed): OS Reference Number – TL 18554 75972 Getting Here Maypole Square forms the junction of High Street, Church Way and Chapel Street in the centre of the village. Archaeology & History The Alconbury Maypole had passed out of living … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Huntingdonshire, Maypoles
Tagged Alconbury, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, ceremonies, dancing, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, Huntingdonshire, May day customs, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, omphalos, paganism, rirual danciing, traditions
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The Maypole Tree, Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire
Maypole & Ritual Tree (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TL 18831 62757 Getting Here The road layout of the village has changed since the destruction of the Tree, but its approximate position was on the north side of the present High … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Huntingdonshire, Maypoles, Sacred Nature, Trees
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, customs, England, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, heathens, Huntingdonshire, Little Paxton, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, paganism, ritual dance, sacred sites, St. Neots, traditions, Trees
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Strand Cross, Westminster, London, Middlesex
Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3077 8093 Also Known as Stone Cross of the Strand Archaeology & History First mentioned in Latin manuscripts from 1274 CE, the best description of this long lost monument, curiously, appears to be … Continue reading
Market Cross, Halesowen, Worcestershire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – SO 9666 8356 Archaeology & History This history of this probable late-medieval monument is fragmentary. It presently stands in the southeast corner of St John the Baptist churchyard, but used to be in the middle … Continue reading
Manor Farm, Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire
Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – TL 0849 5985 Also Known as: The Camp Archaeology & History This much disturbed Iron Age ‘hillfort’ is effectively a large enclosure of Iron Age origin, much ruined by farming and subsequent landscape alterations through … Continue reading
