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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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Lady Well, Airth, Stirlingshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 89801 86524 Also Known as: Canmore ID 46862 Lady’s Well Spaw Well Archaeology & History Once to be seen flowing on the south-side of the Pow Burn below Airth Castle, all traces of … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged Airth, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, customs, Falkirk, folk-lore, folklore, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, hyrdomancy, Lady Well, medieval history, place-names, River Forth, sacred sites, sacred springs, saints, spas, St. Mary, Stirling, Stirlingshire, traditions, water, witchcraft
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Halo Stone (318), Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 13223 46505 Also Known as: Carving no.154 (Hedges) Carving no.318 (Boughey & Vickerman) Getting Here From Ilkley train station, head up Cow Pasture Road and get to the Cow & Calf Hotel (if … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, Cow & Calf, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, Ilkley, ilkley moor, neolithic, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Rombald, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, Wharfedale
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Hawklemass Well, Whittingham, Northumberland
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NU 0683 1228 Archaeology & History References to this site seem very scarce. A well is highlighted on the 1866 OS-map of the region close to the spot which D.D. Dixon (1895) said it … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Northumbria
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, ghosts, Glanton, healing, healing wells, Holy Wells, legends, Northumberland, Northumbria, sacred sites, superstitions, traditions, water, Whittingham
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Egg Well, Ashenhurst, Leek, Staffordshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference — SK 005 540 Getting Here Just outside of Leek a right-hand lane leads to the small hamlet of Ashenhurst, turning left pass the gated road and on the right hand side at the next fork … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Staffordshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ashenhurst, Cheddleton, earth mysteries, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, healing, Holy Wells, https://insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.wordpress.com/, Leek, Pixyled publications, sacred sites, Staffordshire, water
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Lady’s Well, Blythborough, Suffolk
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – TM 450 762 Also Known as: Wishing Well Queen Ann’s Well Lady’s Fountain Getting Here The site is found down Spring Lane at the south end of Henham Park. The current A145 meeting the … Continue reading
Gorrick’s Spring, Calverton, Buckinghamshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SP 7880 3930 Getting Here Take the Calverton Road out of Stoney Statford, then take the left hand road to Calverton and look for layby on the right near a copse. Archaeology & History … Continue reading
Posted in Buckinghamshire, England (south), Holy Wells
Tagged antiquarian, folk-lore, healing, Holy Wells, legends, Pixyled publications, sacred sites
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Backstone Circle, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
Stone Circle: OS Grid Reference – SE 12605 46130 Getting Here There are many routes to get here, but this is the one I usually take. From Cow & Calf Rocks, walk up the steep hillside onto the first moorland … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Stone Circles, Yorkshire, West
Tagged alignments, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, Fortean, ghosts, ilkley moor, ley-lines, leys, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, occult, occultism, ritual magick, Rombalds Moor, Stone Circles, UFOs, West Yorkshire, Wharfedale
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Holy Well, Watnall, Nottinghamshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SK 499 456 Getting Here A stone’s throw from Ikea and found off the B600 main road. Travelling to Greasley from Watnall, take first turning on the left after Royal Oak Wood. Travel up Trough … Continue reading
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