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Law Knowe, Niddrie, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on April 3, 2018 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 3076 7177 Archaeology & History Long since gone, this little-known burial mound could once be seen not far from the old mansion of Niddrie House. The only reference I’ve found of it is in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Midlothian, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, druids, Edinburgh, heritage, Liberton, midlothian, moots, neolithic, Niddrie, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | 1 Comment

Cow Keeper’s Field (1), Boulby, Easington, North Yorkshire

Posted on October 3, 2017 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NZ 7540 1922 Also Known as: BOU-5 (Brown & Chappell) Archaeology & History Inside the once prominent prehistoric tomb on the Cow Keeper’s Field, the northern antiquarians William Hornsby and John Laverick (1920) came across … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cleveland, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Boulby, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, Cleveland, cremations, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, Easington, England, english heritage, Loftus, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, rock carvings, sacred sites, Staithes, tombs, tumulus | Leave a comment

Hawksworth Moor Cairnfield (01), West Yorkshire

Posted on October 13, 2016 by megalithix

Cairns: OS Grid Reference – SE 140 443 Getting Here Take the same directions as if you’re visiting the Great Skirtful of Stones giant cairn on the boundary of Burley and Hawksworth. Cross the wire fence on its southern-side and, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairnfields, cairns, death, earth mysteries, english heritage, Hawksworth, Hawksworth Moor, necropolis, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, West Yorkshire | 1 Comment

Stanbury Hill North, Bingley Moor, West Yorkshire

Posted on October 4, 2016 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 1097 4339 — NEW FIND Getting Here Take the directions as if you’re visiting the ornate petroglyphs known as the Lunar Stone and the Spotted Stone. Walk past them and down the slope, NW, as … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley Moor, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, East Morton, England, english heritage, heritage, lunar symbols, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, solar symbols, Stanbury Hill, symbolism, symbols, tourist attractions, West Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Witch Hillock, Marykirk, Kincardineshire

Posted on September 24, 2016 by noynafox

Tumulus & (possible) Stone Circle: OS Grid Reference – NO 64400 67323 Also Known as: Canmore ID 36002 Inglismaldie Getting Here Travelling north on the Bridgemill to Fettercairn road, park at the layby just before the junction with the minor road (left) through the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Earthworks, Kincardineshire, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stone Circles | Tagged antiquarian, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, earth mysteries, Edzell, heritage, historic Scotland, Kincardineshire, Luthermuir, Maryland, neolithic, North Water Bridge, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, tourist attractions, tumulus, witchcraft, witches | 1 Comment

Shawfield, Rutherglen, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Posted on September 20, 2016 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 6041 6297 Also Known as: Canmore ID 45108 Archaeology & History Close to the ancient boundary of north Lanarkshire—if not actually on it—and looking down on the River Clyde, was once a prehistoric burial mound, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, earth mysteries, Glasgow, heritage, historic Scotland, Lanarkshire, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Rutherglen, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathclyde, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Machar Stones, Fintry, Stirlingshire

Posted on January 11, 2016 by megalithix

Standing Stones: OS Grid Reference – NS 65705 83932 Also Known as: Canmore ID 45311 Waterhead Stones Getting Here Of the 2 ways to reach here: one via the Crow Road, up to Waterhead Farm and then meandering through the forest—we … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Standing Stones, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, archaeoastronomy, Archaeology, astroarchaeology, Bronze Age, burial, Campsie Fells, Carron Valley, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, etymology, Fintry, heritage, Kilsyth Hills, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, petroglyphs, place-names, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stirlingshire, tomb | 2 Comments

Ruston Beacon, Ruston Parva, East Yorkshire

Posted on December 23, 2015 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TA 0584 6128 Archaeology & History A fallen tumulus that once marked the southwestern side of the village boundary line, and was once adjacent to the prehistoric Green Dikes earthworks that once passed here. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, East | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, beacon hills, beacons, Brigantia, Bronze Age, burial, burial mounds, death, Driffield, East Riding, East Yorkshire, english heritage, folklore, Kilham, Lowthorpe, Nafferton, neolithic, prehistoric sites, round barrows, Ruston Parva, sacred sites, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Baile Mhargaite Cist (01), Bettyhill, Sutherland

Posted on August 17, 2015 by megalithix

Cist: OS Grid Reference – NC 69908 61102 Getting Here Get yourself to the Baile Mhargaite Enclosure 1 and walk less than 150 yards southeast. Keep your eyes keenly peeled on the ground as you can easily miss this one! … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, cists, death, earth mysteries, enclosures, Farr, heritage, hut circles, Iron Age, neolithic, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathnaver, Sutherland, tombs, Torrisdale, tumulus | 1 Comment

Cromlix Lodge, Dunblane, Perthshire

Posted on June 16, 2015 by megalithix

Long Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NN 7617 0671 Also Known as: Bracklin Burn Canmore ID 73465 Getting Here Take the B8033 north out of Dunblane and, immediately out the other side of Kinbuck, as you cross the river, take the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, Doune, Dunblane, earth mysteries, geomancy, heritage, Kilbride, Kinbuck, moots, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

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