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Town Cross, Alloa, Clackmannanshire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – NS 88559 92686 Also Known as: Burgh Cross Canmore ID 47169 Market Cross Mercat Cross Getting Here Get into the small town of Alloa, where the buses stand at Shillinghill. From here walk southwest down … Continue reading
Carleatheran, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire
Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NS 68789 91880 Also Known as: Caerlatheran Canmore ID 45381 Getting Here The quickest way here is still a long one. From Gargunnock village, take the road west towards the A811, turning left just before the bend … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, brochs, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, death, earth mysteries, Gargunnock, heritage, Kippen, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirlingshire, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Dun Riaskidh, Torrisdale Bay, Sutherland
Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 68763 61406 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5775 Dun Richard Getting Here Along the A836 road between Bettyhill and Tongue, keep your eyes peeled for the turning down to Borgie and Skerray. Go along here … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Borgie, brochs, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, cists, death, heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, tombs, Torrisdale Bay, tumulus
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Bowfoot Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 25500 73417 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52178 West Bow Well Getting Here Once you’re in Edinburgh, there are so many ways to get here (and it’s easy to get lost with city directions, depending … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Edinburgh, healing wells, heritage, historic Scotland, history, Holy Wells, midlothian, water
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St. George’s Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 24401 74070 Also Known as: Canmore ID 133173 Getting Here In Edinburgh, get to the west-end of Princes Street (nearest the castle), and where there’s the curious mess of 6 roads nearly skewing into … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, chalybeate wells, dragons, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, hagiology, healing wells, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, legends, Leith, medieval history, midlothian, mineral springs, mineral waters, Naiads, sacred sites, saints, St George, Stockbridge, Stockdale, water
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St. Bernard’s Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 24452 74250 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52586 Getting Here So you’re in Edinburgh. Get to the west-end of Princes Street (nearest the castle), and where there’s the curious mess of 6 roads nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, hagiology, healing wells, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, legends, Leith, medieval history, midlothian, Naiads, sacred sites, saints, spa wells, spas, St Bernard, Stockbridge, Stockdale, water
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Fountain Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 26082 73692 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52238 Netherbow Wellhead Getting Here Get onto the Royal Mile road (which comprises Lawn Market, High Street and Canongate) which runs down from the castle; and near the bottom … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, healing springs, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, midlothian, Scotland, water
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Fiscary (4), Farr, Sutherland
Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 72858 62620 Also Known as: Canmore ID 6437 Getting Here A mile east of Bettyhill on the A836 road, watch for the large piles of rocks up on the hill on your left (north). Turn … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Bronze Age, cairns, death, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, Farr, folklore, geomancy, heritage, landscape archaeology, little people, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Swordly, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Mercat Cross, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – NS 91109 91890 Also Known as: Burgh Cross Canmore ID 48318 Clackmannan Cross Market Cross Getting Here Take the A907 road between Alloa and Kincardine, and up the B910 into Clackmannan. To get into the village, … Continue reading
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