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Tag Archives: Beltane
Chapel Well, Berryhill, Bankfoot, Perthshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 02179 34749 Also Known as: Beltane Well Canmore ID 27045 Getting Here I accessed the site by parking up at Little Tullybelton, walking up the hill and crossing into the field on the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Auchtergaven, Bankfoot, Beltaine, Beltane, Chapel Well, Heathen Ritual, Methven, Ordie Burn, Pagan Ritual, Tullybeagles, Tullybelton
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Strand Maypole, Westminster, London, Middlesex
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
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
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St. Mark’s Well, Easterhouse, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 667 653 Archaeology & History Information on this long forgotten holy well that once flowed a few miles east of Glasgow city centre, beneath what is now Wellhouse estate, is all but … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, calendar customs, earth mysteries, Easterhouse, folklore, Glasgow, healing, Heathenism, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, paganism, ritual, sacred sites, saints, St. Mark, traditions, water
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Maypole, Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Maypole: OS Grid Reference – SK 92954 90947 Also Known as: English Heritage ID: 196736 Getting Here In Hemswell Village at the junction of Church Street and Maypole Street. History & Archeaology According to a 2010 report in the Scunthorpe … Continue reading
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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Beltane Well, Kenmore, Perthshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 7867 4725 Also Known as: An Tobar Holy Well of Inchadney Getting Here From Kenmore village on the north-side of the river, over the bridge, take the small road on your right towards … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Aberfeldy, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, healing, Heathenism, heathens, heritage, Holy Wells, Inchadney, Kenmore, Nine Maidens, paganism, pagans, Perthshire, quartz, ritual, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, Tayside, water, Weem
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Gomersal Maypole, West Yorkshire
Maypole: OS Grid Reference – SE 2068 2672 Archaeology & History As in countless villages and towns across the British Isles, Gomersal also once had its maypole near or at the village centre. We don’t know when the first maypole … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Maypoles, Yorkshire, West
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Birstall, Cleckheaton, customs, earth mysteries, english heritage, fertility, folklore, Gomersal, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, traditions, West Yorkshire
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St. Fillan’s Chair, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – NN 7081 2325 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24876 Dundurn Fillan’s Chair St. Fillan’s Bed Getting Here Not hard to find. Between the small towns of Comrie and St. Fillans along the A85 road, … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Bronze Age, Comrie, cup-markings, Dundurn, earth mysteries, folklore, forts, hagiology, healing, heathen, Heathenism, heritage, history, legends, Mayday, omphaos, paganism, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, ritual magick, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, shamanism, St Fillans, St. Fillan, Strathearn
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