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James Stone, Blubberhouses Moor, North Yorkshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid reference – SE 15196 54722 Getting Here From Blubberhouses church by the crossroads, walk up the slope (south) as if you’re going to Askwith, for 100 yards or so, taking the track and footpath past the … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blubberhouses, boundary stones, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Fewston, Forest of Knareborough, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, North Yorkshire, prehistoric sites, Standing Stones, Timble
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Girdle Stane, Dunnichen, Angus
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 52808 49737 Also Known as: Canmore ID 34662 Dunnichen 1 Girdlestane The Girdle Stane of Dunnichen Girdle Stone Getting Here From The Square in Letham village, go north up Auldbar Road and out of … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland
Tagged Angus, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundary stones, Bronze Age, cailleach, creation myths, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dunnichen, earth mysteries, folklore, Forfar, legends, Letham, medieval history, neolithic, paganism, petroglyphs, pictish, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Rescobie, Scotland, witches
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Gray Stone, Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – SE 28659 34229 Also Known as: Giant’s Stone Getting Here Originally located at SE 28449 34364, the site is now to be found halfway along Westfield Road, where it meets up with Hollis Place, … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Sacred Nature, Standing Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundary stones, Burley, creation myths, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folklore, giants, Headingley, Kirkstall, Leeds, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, myths, petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, Standing Stones, West Yorkshire
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Fairy Stone, Fourstones, Northumberland
Legendary Stone: OS Grid Reference – NY 893 680 Archaeology & History Thought to have been destroyed in the 19th century, folklorists and historians alike didn’t seem to be able to locate this little-known folklore relic, which is still alive … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Northumbria, Sacred Nature
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundary stones, earth mysteries, England, faerie, fairies, folklore, Fourstones, heritage, legends, Megaliths, Northumberland, Northumbria, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, traditions, Tyneside
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Ashlar Chair, Burley Moor, West Yorkshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – SE 12075 44833 Also Known as: Carving no.111 (Hedges) Carving no.115 (Boughey & Vickerman) Druid’s Chair Etching Stone Getting Here There are two large boulders here, one of which was deemed the Ashlar many … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Sacred Nature, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley, boundaries, boundary stones, Burley-in-Wharfedale, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, freemasonry, freemasons, ilkley moor, masonic, masons, medieval history, moots, Morton, omphalos, Petroglyphs, ritual, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, West Yorkshire
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Tarry Stone, Cookham, Berkshire
Boundary Stone: OS Grid Reference – SU 89745 85392 Also Known as: Cookham Stone Tarrystone Getting Here Dead easy! Just about in the middle of the village, by the side of the road where a seat allows the weary walker … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshire, England (south), Miscellaneous
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Berkshire, boundaries, boundary stones, Cookham, curses, english heritage, folklore, Herne, history, legends, Thames
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Greenwood Stone, Midgley Moor, West Yorkshire
Boundary Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 01652 28514 Getting Here Follow the directions to reach Churn Milk Joan, the head 100 yards east till reaching the crossing of footpaths, beneath Crow Hill. Take the northern (left) route and keep walking. … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Miscellaneous, Standing Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundaries, boundary stones, Calderdale, Chiserley, Hebden Bridge, Luddenden Dean, Midgley Moor, monoliths, Old Town, Standing Stones, Wadsworth, West Yorkshire
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Foulscales Stone, Newton, Lancashire
Carved Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 693 492 Also Known as: Bonstone Yolstone Archaeology & History An intriguing and little-known carved stone whose existence has been brought to our attention by historian and author John Dixon. Its precise history … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Lancashire
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, boundary stones, carved stones, chi-rho, Easington, history, Lancashire, Newton, petroglyphs, solar symbolism, symbols
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Lilla Cross, Fylingdales Moor, North Yorkshire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – SE 88923 98686 Also Known as: Lilla’s Cross Getting Here Lilla Cross is situated on Fylingdales Moor, north Yorkshire, between Pickering and Whitby at the junction of two major moorland footpaths. It is located close … Continue reading
Causeway Edge, Littleborough, Lancs
‘Standing Stone’: OS Grid Reference – SD 97239 17133 Getting Here Get up to the Aiggin Stone and turn your back to Robin Hood’s Bed and Blackstone Edge, facing (roughly) north. There’s a small path just to the left of … Continue reading
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