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Broad Oak, Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex

Posted on March 23, 2018 by megalithix

Legendary Tree: OS Grid Reference – TL 5352 2083 Also Known as: Doodle Oak Archaeology & History Erroneously ascribed by the reverend Winsland (1952) as being the ‘Doodle Oak’, the ancient and giant tree called the Broad Oak was, as records … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Sacred Nature | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bishops Stortford, boundaries, dialect, druids, Essex, Hatfield Broad Oak, heritage, medieval history, moots, oaks, Stanstead airport, Takeley, Trees | Leave a comment

Vicar’s Well, Musselburgh, East Lothian

Posted on April 17, 2017 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid-Reference – NT 3452 7264 Archaeology & History First mentioned in the Scottish Statistical Account of 1845, its name originates from being attached to the vicarage of nearby St. Michael’s church. Highlighted on the 1853 township … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Lothian, East, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, dialect, East Lothian, healing, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Inveresk, midlothian, Musselburgh, sacred sites, water | Leave a comment

Borgie Well, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire

Posted on January 29, 2017 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 64412 60194 Getting Here There must be an easier way to visit this site than the method I used. Which was: along Cambuslang’s Main Street (A724), turn up the B759 Greenlees Road for nearly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Cambuslang, dialect, drugs, earth mysteries, etymology, fungi, healing, herbalism, herbs, heritage, historic Scotland, history, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, magic mushrooms, medieval history, oracles, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, Vicarland, water, witches plants | 4 Comments

Ghaist Stane, Fern, Angus

Posted on June 22, 2015 by megalithix

Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 4832 6173 Getting Here Whichever route you take to reach this lovely hamlet, hiding away in deep greenery, when you get to the one and only road junction, where it goes downhill (towards … Continue reading →

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Posted in Angus, Scotland, Standing Stones | Tagged Angus, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brechin, Bronze Age, dialect, earth mysteries, Fern, folklore, ghosts, heritage, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, place-names, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones | 3 Comments

Pickel Well, Birstall, West Yorkshire

Posted on December 11, 2014 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 2180 2633 Archaeology & History Seemingly built over in recent years, the Pickel Well was one of the main water supplies to the people of Gomersal and Birstall in earlier times. Getting its … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, bharguests, Birstall, christianity, Cleckheaton, death, dialect, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, Gomersal, hauntings, healing wells, Holy Wells, hydromancy, legends, medieval history, monks, sacred sites, springs, water, West Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Doidy Poidy Well, Gomersal, West Yorkshire

Posted on December 11, 2014 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – unknown Archaeology & History This bizarre-sounding well owed its name—if we are to accept H.A. Cadman’s (1930) version of history—to the local land-owner, “Joseph Mortimer and it was so-called because Mortimer’s christian name was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Birstall, Bradford, Cleckheaton, dialect, earth mysteries, english heritage, Gomersal, healing wells, Holy Wells, hydromancy, medieval history, sacred sites, springs, water, West Yorkshire | 1 Comment

Moor Lane Well, Gomersal, West Yorkshire

Posted on December 11, 2014 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 2071 2677 Archaeology & History Not far from the old maypole, the Moor Lane Well was the innocuous-sounding site where legend told that a phantom horse was once seen running up and down … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Birstall, Bradford, Cleckheaton, customs, dialect, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, Gomersal, healing wells, Holy Wells, hydromancy, medieval history, Riding the Stang, sacred sites, springs, traditions, water, West Yorkshire | 3 Comments

Mannerly Well, Gomersal, West Yorkshire

Posted on December 10, 2014 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 2107 2515 Also Known as: Manor Lea Well Archaeology & History Originally called the ‘Manor Lea Well’ because it could be found on the far west of the land belonging to the Manor … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Birstall, Bradford, calendar customs, Cleckheaton, dialect, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, Gomersal, healing wells, Holy Wells, hydromancy, medieval history, rituals, sacred sites, springs, traditions, water, West Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Bull Stone, Guiseley, West Yorkshire

Posted on December 22, 2009 by megalithix

Standing Stone/s: OS Grid Reference – SE 20675 43469 Also Known as: Boon Stones Boul Stones Bull Stone of Otley Chevin Getting Here Worth checking this if you aint seen it before! Head up to the back (south-side) of Otley … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, bulls, cattle, dialect, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, Guiseley, Leeds, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, Otley, Otley Chevin, prehistoric sites, Roman roads, Rombald, sacred sites, Standing Stones, traditions, West Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Stinking Stone, Steeton, West Yorkshire

Posted on March 29, 2009 by megalithix

Standing Stone?: OS Grid Reference – SE 01814 42411 Getting Here One of two ways to get here really. Easiest is from Sutton-in-Craven. Go thru the village and up the steep hill (don’t take the right turn as you start … Continue reading →