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St. Patrick’s Well, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NX 0010 5412 Also Known as: Canmore ID 60610 Archaeology & History This long-lost holy well was located on the southeast side of the town. It was highlighted on the first OS-map in 1849, but … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Wigtownshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, folklore, Galloway, healing, heritage, history, Holy Wells, Ireland, myth, Petroglyphs, Portpatrick, prehistoric rock art, rock carvings, saints, Scotland, St. Patrick, superstitions, water, Wigtownshire
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St. Patrick’s Stone, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire
Cup-Marked Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NX 0010 5411 Archaeology & History Very little is known about this long-lost carving, whose primary information comes from the folklore records. Apparently it was found on a rock a short distance south … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Wigtownshire
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Britain, Bronze Age, creation myths, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, folklore, Galloway, giants, Holy Wells, legends, miracles, myths, neolithic, petrification, Petroglyphs, Portpatrick, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, shamanism, shamans, Wigtownshire
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High Banks (03), Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone (lost): OS Grid Reference – NX 709 489 Archaeology & History The drawing here is another by the legendary Fred Coles, previously unpublished until Maarten van Hoek (1990) brought it out of the dusty archives of the Stewartry … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, Cup-and-Ring Stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dumfries, Dundrennan, earth mysteries, Galloway, heritage, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, neolithic, petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, Scotland, Stewartry
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High Banks (02), Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone (lost): OS Grid Reference – NX 709 489 Archaeology & History This impressive carving was found somewhere in the vicinity of the well-known High Banks (01) cup-and-ring menagerie, with its clustered mass of cups and multiple rings. And … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, Cup-and-Ring Stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dumfries, Dundrennan, earth mysteries, Galloway, heritage, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, neolithic, petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, Scotland, Stewartry
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Skip Knowe, Newton, Dumfriesshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NY 1118 9443 Also Known as: Site no.66950 (Canmore ID) Skipknowe Getting Here From junction 16 on the A74(M) turn off an go up the B7076 road, roughly parallel with the motorway, for about … Continue reading
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