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Tom-a-Clachan, Kirkmichael, Perthshire
Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 0808 5985 Archaeology & History Kirkmichael parish was an area that was described by George Chalmers (1887) as possessing “a vast body of Druid remains,” there being “a number of Druid cairns in the … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged ancient monuments, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, druids, earth mysteries, heritage, Kirkmichael, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, Strathardle
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Clowder (1), Arncliffe, North Yorkshire
Enclosures: OS Grid Reference – SD 9165 6968 Also Known as: Clouder Getting Here To the right of The Falcon Inn across from Arncliffe village green is a trackway called the Monk’s Way. Walk up here for about 450 yards … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Arncliffe, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, enclosures, England, english heritage, Iron Age, Malham, medieval history, North Yorkshire, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, sacred sites, settlements, walling, Yorkshire Dales
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Heygate Stone, Baildon, West Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 15942 40187 Archaeology & History This excellent cup-and-ring marked petroglyph was found fortuitously in September 2001 by the land-owner at Near Hey Gate field to the northeast of Baildon village. He was clearing … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baildon, Baildon Moor, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, Saltaire, Shipley Glen, water, West Yorkshire
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Cloven Hoof Well, Shipley Glen, West Yorkshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 12839 39331 Also Known as: Raygate Well Getting Here On the roadside at Shipley Glen, from Brackenhall Circle walk up for about 250 yards, where you’ll notice the land dips as it drops … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baildon, devil, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folklore, geology, Gilstead, healing wells, Holy Wells, place-names, Saltaire, Shipley Glen, water, West Yorkshire
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Lower Headley Farm, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 099 321 Archaeology & History There are no longer any remains of the prehistoric burial site that once stood in one of the fields by Lower Headley Farm. We don’t know whether the … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, West
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bradford, Bronze Age, cairns, cists, deathm burials, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Queensbury, sacred sites, Thornton, tumuli, tumulus, urns, West Scholes, West Yorkshire
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Kalemouth Carving, Eckford, Roxburghshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NT 714 275 Archaeology & History Now housed in the National Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh, this little-known petroglyph was rediscovered in 1957 by a Mr G.F. Ritchie, not far from the once-large Kalemouth … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Tagged ancient monuments, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Borders, Bronze Age, cairns, carved stones, Crailing, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, Eckford, heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, sacred sites, Scotland, symbolism, tombs
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St. Peter’s Well, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 308 336 Archaeology & History This is one of three wells that were dedicated to St Peter in the Leeds district. The first of them, near the city centre, was described by the … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, healing wells, Holy Wells, Leeds, medieval history, Quarry Hill, sacred sites, saints, St Peter, water, West Yorkshire
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Little Almscliffe Crags, Stainburn, North Yorkshire
Legendary Rocks: OS Grid Reference – SE 23237 52275 Also Known as: Little Almes Cliffe Little Almias Cliff Crag Getting Here Coming from Harrogate, take the B6162 and B6161 road to Beckwithshaw, through the village and, 4-500 yards on, turn … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Sacred Nature, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brackenthwaite, druidism, druids, earth mysteries, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, Forest of Knaresborough, geology, geomancy, Harrogate, heathens, history, Kirkby Overblow, legends, North Rigton, North Yorkshire, omphalos, paganism, Pannal, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, ritual magick, sacred sites, shamanism, Wharfedale
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Little Almscliffe, Stainburn, North Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 23242 52260 Also Known as: Carving no.555 (Boughey & Vickerman) Little Almias Cliff Crag Archaeology & History When the great northern antiquarian William Grainge (1871) wrote of this place, he told that, “the top … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged Almscliffe Crags, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brackenthwaite, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, english heritage, Fewston, folk-lore, folklore, Forest of Knaresborough, geology, geomancy, Harrogate, heathens, history, Kirkby Overblow, legends, Lindley, neolithic, North Rigton, North Yorkshire, omphalos, paganism, Pannal, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, ritual magick, sacred sites, Sandwith Moor, shamanism, Stainburn, Wharfedale
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St. Finglassin’s Well, Kinglassie, Fife
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 22797 98814 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52894 St Finglassin’s Well St Glass’s Well Getting Here In Kinglassie village, from the Main Street follow Redwells Road and turn right where it forks and follow … Continue reading
Posted in Fife & Kinross, Holy Wells, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, Fife, Gleneagles, healing wells, Holy Wells, Kinglassie, medieval history, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, water
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