Category Archives: Scotland

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St. Margaret’s Stone, Dunfermline, Fife

Posted on November 16, 2019 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NT 10837 85060 Getting Here Take the A823 road out of Dunfermline south towards Rosyth. A half-mile before you hit the motorway roundabout, at the roundabout where Carnegie Avenue takes you east, turn west … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Fife & Kinross, Scotland | Tagged ancient monuments, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dunfermline, Fife, folklore, healing, heritage, kingship, legends, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Queen Margaret, queens, Queensferry, Rosyth, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, St. Margaret, tourist attractions, traditions | 1 Comment

Tom-a-Clachan, Kirkmichael, Perthshire

Posted on June 27, 2019 by megalithix

Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 0808 5985 Archaeology & History Kirkmichael parish was an area that was described by George Chalmers (1887) as possessing “a vast body of Druid remains,” there being “a number of Druid cairns in the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Stone Circles | Tagged ancient monuments, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, druids, earth mysteries, heritage, Kirkmichael, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, Strathardle | 1 Comment

Kalemouth Carving, Eckford, Roxburghshire

Posted on May 19, 2019 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NT 714 275 Archaeology & History Now housed in the National Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh, this little-known petroglyph was rediscovered in 1957 by a Mr G.F. Ritchie, not far from the once-large Kalemouth … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Tagged ancient monuments, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Borders, Bronze Age, cairns, carved stones, Crailing, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, Eckford, heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, sacred sites, Scotland, symbolism, tombs | Leave a comment

Castleton (2), Cowie, Stirling, Stirlingshire

Posted on April 21, 2019 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 85494 88272 Also Known as: Castleton 9 (van Hoek) Getting Here If you’re travelling from Stirling or Bannockburn, take the B9124 east to Cowie (and past it) for 3¾ miles (6km), turning left at … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged Airth, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, Cowie, Crosses, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, eyes, Firth of Forth, heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, symbolism | Leave a comment

Katie Thirsty’s Well, Logie, Stirlingshire

Posted on April 17, 2019 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 81787 97653 Getting Here Not too tricky to locate, as long as you get onto the right footpath! Take either road (both steep narrow and very bendy in places!) up from Logie on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blairlogie, Bridge of Allan, Dumyat, healing wells, history, Holy Wells, Katy Thirsty, King Drust, Logie, Ochils, pictish, Picts, Scottish heritage, Stirlingshire, water | 1 Comment

Mineral Well, Glen Lyon, Perthshire

Posted on April 12, 2019 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 72110 47768 Also Known as: Iron Well Getting Here From Fortingall village, head west and turn down into the incredible beauty that is Glen Lyon. As you enter the trees, a half-mile along … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Breadalbane, chalybeate wells, chalybeates, folklore, Fortingall, Glen Lyon, healing springs, Holy Wells, legends, mineral wells, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish heritage, Scottish mountains, traditions, water | 2 Comments

Clochoderick Stone, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire

Posted on January 29, 2019 by megalithix

Rocking Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 37363 61280 Also Known as: Canmore ID 42329 Archaeology & History On the outer southern edge of Kilbarchan parish—right near the ancient boundary line itself—this giant stone of the druids is seems to be well-known … Continue reading →

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Posted in Renfrewshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundaries, druids, folklore, geology, geophysics, heritage, Howwood, Kilbarchan, lava, legendary rocks, legends, Lochwinnoch, myths, prophecy, Renfrewshire, ritual magick, rocking stones, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions | 1 Comment

Whin Well, Stirling, Stirlingshire

Posted on January 8, 2019 by megalithix

Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – NS 7934 9412 Archaeology & History Shown on the 1858 map of the city, this ‘Well of the Gorse’ (from the old folk-name ‘whin’, or Ulex Europareus) on the northern side of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, gorse, healing wells, herbs, Holy Wells, medieval history, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, water, whin | Leave a comment

Drumend, Easter Rattray, Perthshire

Posted on January 7, 2019 by noynafox

Stone Circle (ruins): OS Grid Reference – NO 20175 45825 Also Known as: Canmore ID 30760 Old Rattray Getting Here Just less than a mile east of Blairgowrie, the site is situated about 200 yards along a farm track that … Continue reading →

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Lady Well, Tibbermore, Perthshire

Posted on December 22, 2018 by noynafox

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 05190 23479 Also Known as: Canmore ID 26862 St Mary’s Well Getting Here Approaching Tibbermore from Huntingtower, turn left in the village and the site of the Lady Well is visible in … Continue reading →