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St. Bride’s Well, London, Middlesex

Posted on January 20, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well (covered): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3157 8111 Archaeology & History Close to the centre of that corporate money-laundering place of homo-profanus that is the City of London, was once a site that represents the antithesis of what … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brigit, cailleach, druids, earth mysteries, England, Fleet Street, folklore, genius loci, goddess, heathens, Holy Wells, legends, London, medieval history, Middlesex, Mother goddess, myth, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, sacred springs, shamanism, St. Bride, traditions, water, Westminster | Leave a comment

Old Wife’s Stone, Batley, West Yorkshire

Posted on July 14, 2017 by megalithix

Standing Stone? (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 2428 2329 Archaeology & History My first hint at the existence of this once valuable archaeological relic came as a result of me seeking out the history and folklore of some hitherto … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, West | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Batley, Bronze Age, cailleach, Calderdale, carlin, carling, Dewsbury, Earth goddess, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, geomancy, goddess, heathen, Heckmondwike, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, occult history, old woman, paganism, sacred sites, Standing Stones, traditions, West Yorkshire, witchcraft, witches | Leave a comment

Lady Well, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Posted on October 12, 2015 by megalithix

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 60376 65323 Also Known as: Canmore ID 45037 Getting Here Get yourself to Glasgow Cathedral—wherein you’ll find St. Mungo’s Well—and walk down John Know Street. A coupla hundred yards down, across the road … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, cailleach, Glasgow, goddess, hagiology, healing, healing wells, heritage, Holy Wells, hydromancy, Lanarkshire, matriarchy, medieval history, saints, Scotland, St. Anne, water | Leave a comment

Allt na Ceardaich Knoll, Killin, Perthshire

Posted on October 27, 2009 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 564 364 Getting Here Truly troublesome if you aint into walking. Many ways up, but the easiest has to be the zigzagging trackway up from the valley bottom just by The Green a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire | Tagged Archaeology, Bronze Age, cailleach, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Glen Lochay, goddess, heathen, Killin, myth, mythology, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, sacred mountains, Scotland | 2 Comments

Beinn na Cailleach, Broadford, Skye

Posted on July 14, 2009 by megalithix

Sacred Mountain: OS Grid Reference – NG 601 232 Getting Here Seems rather daft giving directions for a mountain, but… For incomers, cross the bridge onto the island and keep on the A87 road to Broadford. A couple of mile … Continue reading →

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Posted in Hebrides, Inner, Inverness-shire, Sacred Nature, Scotland, Skye | Tagged animism, Broadford, cailleach, creation myth, folk-lore, folklore, giants, goddess, Hebrides, holy well, Isle of Skye, Kali, legends, mythology, myths, old woman, sacred mountain, Scotland, spirit, supernatural | Leave a comment

Creag na Cailleach, Killin, Perthshire

Posted on November 29, 2008 by megalithix

Sacred Mountain: OS Grid Reference – NN 5640 3715 Also known as: Creag na Caillich Getting Here Another silly-sounding directional pointer! Get to the now tourist-infested town of Killin (best in Winter, when the town is quiet and you get … Continue reading →

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Old Wife’s Spring, Snaizeholme, North Yorkshire

Posted on October 11, 2008 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 834 847 Getting Here From Hawes, take the B6255 road west-ish to Ribblehead, but only for 1km, where there’s the Cam Road track on your left. Walk on here, and keep going till … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Yorkshire, North | Tagged cailleach, folk-lore, folklore, goddess, Hag, Hawes, healing well, Holy Wells, legends, North Yorkshire, old woman, sacred sites, sacred springs, Snaizeholme, water, witch | Leave a comment

Bride Stone, Farnley Moor, North Yorkshire

Posted on September 15, 2008 by megalithix

Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 1991 4932 Getting Here From Otley go north straight over the river and upwards into the countryside for nearly two miles (past the TV mast on the right). As you reach near the … Continue reading →

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Beinn na Cailleach, Islay, Argyll

Posted on August 14, 2008 by megalithix

Sacred Mountain: OS Grid Reference – NR 450 596 Also Known as: Beinn na Caillich Folklore Another great mountain of the ‘Old Woman’: primal creation deity of these hills. Whether she holds sway over the land here for many months, … Continue reading →