Tag Archives: Easington

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

Cow Keeper’s Field (2), Boulby, Easington, North Yorkshire

Posted on October 3, 2017 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NZ 7540 1922 Also Known as: BOU-5 (Brown & Chappell) Archaeology & History Inside the once prominent prehistoric tumulus on the Cow Keeper’s Field (now destroyed), the northern antiquarians William Hornsby and John Laverick (1920) … 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, cairns, Cleveland, 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

Cow Keepers Field, Boulby, Easington, North Yorkshire

Posted on October 3, 2017 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NZ 7540 1922 Also Known as: Boulby Barns Archaeology & History This prehistoric tomb was one in a cluster of tumuli in the Boulby district, uncovered by the northern antiquarians, William Hornsby and John Laverick … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Cleveland, Yorkshire, North | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Boulby, Bronze Age, cairns, Cleveland, 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

The Falls (1), Boulby, Easington, North Yorkshire

Posted on October 2, 2017 by megalithix

Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NZ 74954 19429 Also Known as: Rockcliff Beacon Archaeology & History Occupying a prominent position above the ever-closer North Sea, upon which an old beacon was subsequently placed, this denuded prehistoric tomb was first surveyed by … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Cleveland, Yorkshire, North | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, beacon hills, beacons, Boulby, Bronze Age, cairns, Cleveland, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, Easington, England, english heritage, Loftus, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Firtholme, Easington, East Yorkshire

Posted on December 27, 2013 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TA 4160 1748 Archaeology & History In and around East Yorkshire, the fabled Yorkshire antiquarians William Greenwell and J.R. Mortimer uncovered and excavated many now-lost prehistoric tombs—some of which, beneath the rounded tumulus of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, East | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, death, earth mysteries, Easington, East Yorkshire, heritage, Kilnsea, neolithic, North Sea, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | 1 Comment

Walloper Well, Newton, Lancashire

Posted on November 5, 2011 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 71823 48265 Getting Here Take the B6478 road between Clitheroe and Newton, heading up north out of Clitheroe until you’re on the very top of the hill with fine views, mainly north and west. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Lancashire | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Clitheroe, earth mysteries, Easington, folklore, healing, Holy Wells, hydromancy, Lancashire, medieval history, Newton, sacred sites, water | 1 Comment

Skelshaw Ring, Easington, Lancashire

Posted on June 20, 2011 by megalithix

Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – SD 7194 5037 Archaeology & History Very little can be seen of this once large oval-shaped prehistoric enclosure, a mile south of Slaidburn, on the level below the rise towards Easington Fell. Few archaeologists know … Continue reading →

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Posted in Lancashire, Settlement/Enclosures | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Earthworks, Easington, enclosures, Iron Age, Lancashire, Newton, prehistoric sites, settlements, Slaidburn | Leave a comment

Easington Fell Ring, Newton, Lancashire

Posted on June 17, 2011 by megalithix

Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – SD 7167 4911 Getting Here Go through the gorgeous old village of Waddington northwards, uphill, along the B6478 road, towards the villages of Newton and Slaidburn; or, if you like, go from Newton village uphill … Continue reading →

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Foulscales Stone, Newton, Lancashire

Posted on June 17, 2011 by megalithix

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 →