Tag Archives: Essex

Uphall Camp, Ilford, Essex

Posted on November 15, 2018 by megalithix

Hillfort (destroyed): OS Grid Reference –TQ 4383 8510 Archaeology & History This prehistoric site was a giant – a huge colossus of an ‘enclosure’, a ‘settlement’, a ‘camp’—call-it-what-you-will. More than a mile in circumference and an internal area of 48 acres … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Settlement/Enclosures | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Barking, Bronze Age, camps, earth mysteries, East Ham, enclosures, english heritage, Essex, Hillforts, Ilford, Iron Age, London, neolithic, prehistoric camps, prehistoric sites, Redbridge, Romano-British, Romans, sacred sites, settlements | 6 Comments

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

Wanstead Spa, Redbridge, London, Essex

Posted on January 2, 2017 by megalithix

Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – TQ 40 87 Also Known as: Wanstead Spring Archaeology & History The exact location of this site remains a mystery. Addison (1951) mentions it as being “close to the Blake Hall Road” where … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Holy Wells | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Becontree, earth mysteries, english heritage, Epping Forest, Essex, healing, Holy Wells, Ilford, London, medieval history, mineral springs, Redbridge, Snaresbrook, spa wells, spas, Stratford, Wanstead, water | Leave a comment

Boxted Cross Henge, Colchester, Essex

Posted on December 1, 2015 by megalithix

Henge Monument: OS Grid Reference – TM 0093 3277 Archaeology & History As with many sites in Southern England, intensive agriculture has taken its toll on the archaic monuments. The Boxted Cross henge is no exception and hardly any elements … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Henges | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Boxted, Bronze Age, ceremonial monuments, Colchester, ditches, dykes, earth mysteries, enclosures, England, english heritage, Essex, henge monuments, Henges, Langham, neolithic, prehistoric sites, ritual monuments, ritual sites, sacred sites, settlements | Leave a comment

Hickford Hill, Belchamp St Paul, Essex

Posted on December 1, 2015 by megalithix

Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – TL 7872 4537 Archaeology & History Several hundred yards northeast from Hickford Hill, a cluster of prehistoric sites could once be seen close to each other just south of the River Stour below line of … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Settlement/Enclosures | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Belchamp St Paul, Bronze Age, Cavendish, Clare, earth mysteries, enclosures, England, english heritage, Essex, excavations, henge monuments, Henges, Iron Age, neolithic, Ovington, Pentlow, prehistoric sites, River Stour, sacred sites, settlements | Leave a comment

St. Botolph’s Well, Hadstock, Essex

Posted on February 25, 2015 by pixyledpublications

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference — TL 559 448 Getting Here Hadstock lies along the A1052 north of Saffron Walden. Once in the village, a fenced pond will be apparent on the left below the church. Just above the pond … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Holy Wells | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, english heritage, Essex, folklore, Hadstock, healing, Holy Wells, hydromancy, insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.wordpress.com, sacred sites, saints, St Botolph, traditions, water | 1 Comment

Our Lady’s Well, Runwell, Essex

Posted on May 19, 2014 by pixyledpublications

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference — TQ 7510 9658 Also Known as: Running Well Getting Here It can be found by taking a road off the A132 (Wickford Road) which leads to Stock (directly opposite the Parish Church), continuing until … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Holy Wells | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, english heritage, Essex, folklore, ghosts, healing, Holy Wells, insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.wordpress.com, legends, medieval history, pagan, Pixyledpublications, Runwell, sacred sites, water, wishing wells | 3 Comments

Church Field, North Ockendon, Essex

Posted on February 6, 2014 by megalithix

Tumuli (destroyed): OS Grid-Reference – TQ 618 850 Also Known as: Monument No. 414124 Archaeology & History As with many prehistoric sites, this too was unearthed and seemingly destroyed in the 19th century. Although it seems that nothing now remains … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Essex | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Bulphan, burial mounds, cairns, Cranham, death, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Essex, Iron Age, North Ockendon, Romano-British, Romans, sacred sites, South Ockendon, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, Upminster | Leave a comment

Seven Springs, North Ockendon, Essex

Posted on February 5, 2014 by megalithix

Healing Wells: OS Grid Reference – TQ 590 850 Archaeology & History Although nothing is made of this site in Reaney’s Place-Names of Essex (1935), in Mr Wilson’s (1881) great history book of this region he told that an early … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Holy Wells | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Cranham, earth mysteries, England, Essex, healing springs, history, Holy Wells, hydromancy, North Ockendon, sacred sites, South Ockendon, Upminster, water | 4 Comments

St. John’s Green, Colchester, Essex

Posted on July 5, 2013 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TL 9965 2467 Also Known as: Monument no. 384079 (PastScape) Archaeology & History In a prehistoric burial mound that was destroyed by the usual self-righteous arrogance of industrialists, this well-decorated urn or beaker in the … Continue reading →