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Holy Well, Baildon, West Yorkshire

Posted on June 1, 2019 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 1609 3961 Archaeology & History This site is all but unknown to the great majority of folk in Baildon, and even some of the local historians have let it slip from their … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baildon, black dogs, England, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing wells, Holy Wells, medieval history, sacred sites, shipley, traditions, water, West Yorkshire | 6 Comments

Tun Well, Eccleshill, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Posted on September 20, 2018 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 1822 3593 Also Known as: Tunny Well Archaeology & History First mentioned in local history accounts from 1618—as the Tunwells—it was highlighted on the first OS-map of Eccleshill in 1851. Located on the aptly-named … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, black dogs, Bradford, earth mysteries, Eccleshill, England, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing, healing wells, Holy Wells, legends, ley-lines, leys, sacred sites, Victorian history, water, West Yorkshire | 2 Comments

Jim Craven’s Well, Thornton, West Yorkshire

Posted on January 31, 2018 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference — SE 0967 3251? Archaeology & History Another well with considerable supernatural renown was this little-known site near the old village of Thornton, on the western outskirts of Bradford. We’re not 100% sure about its … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, black dogs, Bradford, chalybeates, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing, history, Holy Wells, phantoms, sacred spring, shamanism, supernatural, superstitions, Thornton, water, West Yorkshire | 3 Comments

Carlie Craig, Blairlogie, Stirlingshire

Posted on October 7, 2011 by megalithix

Legendary Rocks: OS Grid Reference – NS 816 970 Also Known as: Carla Craig Carlin Craig Witches’ Craig Getting Here If you’re coming from Blairlogie, a half-mile west of the village, take the B998 road to the university, but turn … Continue reading →

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Busky Dike Druidical Altar, Fewston, North Yorkshire

Posted on September 15, 2008 by megalithix

Legendary Rocks (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 187 545 Archaeology & History The original position and nature of this site was difficult to ascertain and left us wondering whether the place was once a monolith, stone circle or legendary … Continue reading →