Sites & Monuments
Top Posts
-
Recent Posts
- St. Peter’s Well, Houston, Renfrewshire
- Our Lady’s Well (2), Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Dalry, Edinburgh, Midlothian
- Tobair na h-oige, St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides
- St. John’s Well, Isle of May, Fife
- St. Andrew’s Well, Isle of May, Fife
- Warlocks’ Tomb, Muckhart, Clackmannanshire
- Mineral Well, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
- Borgie, Tongue, Sutherland
- Cock Lakes, Blubberhouses Moor, North Yorkshire
Archives
Authors
-
Blog Stats
- 767,999 Views
Contact Me:
megalithix@yandex.comTNA – on Twitter
- St. Peter’s Well, Houston,@Renfrewshire megalithix.wordpress.com/2017/06/05/st-… https://t.co/UbxusMuVa9 2 weeks ago
TNA – on Facebook
Tag Archives: hagiology
St. Peter’s Well, Houston, Renfrewshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference — NS 40764 67503 Also Known as: Canmore ID 43125 Archaeology & History Located on the north side of the village, in a field east of Greenhill Farm, this old Well was once (still is?) covered … Continue reading
St. John’s Well, Isle of May, Fife
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 65858 99107 Also Known as: Pump Well Archaeology & History This seems to be the only ‘St John’ dedication on the Isle of May: a small island littered with more saint’s names, seemingly, … Continue reading
Posted in Fife & Kinross, Holy Wells, Scotland
Tagged animism, Anstruther, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, Crail, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, Fife, Firth of Forth, hagiology, healing wells, heritage, historic Scotland, history, Holy Wells, Isle of May, midsummer, paganism, sacred sites, Scotland, St John, summer solstice, water
Leave a comment
St. Andrew’s Well, Isle of May, Fife
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 65375 99592 Archaeology & History In John Dickson’s (1899) fine work on the history and antiquities of the Forth islands, he describes a number of all-but-forgotten holy and medicinal wells that could be visited … Continue reading
Posted in Fife & Kinross, Holy Wells, Scotland
Tagged Anstruther, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Crail, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, Fife, Firth of Forth, hagiology, healing wells, heritage, historic Scotland, history, Holy Wells, Isle of May, sacred sites, Scotland, St Andrew, water
Leave a comment
St. George’s Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 24401 74070 Also Known as: Canmore ID 133173 Getting Here In Edinburgh, get to the west-end of Princes Street (nearest the castle), and where there’s the curious mess of 6 roads nearly skewing into … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, chalybeate wells, dragons, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, hagiology, healing wells, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, legends, Leith, medieval history, midlothian, mineral springs, mineral waters, Naiads, sacred sites, saints, St George, Stockbridge, Stockdale, water
Leave a comment
St. Bernard’s Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 24452 74250 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52586 Getting Here So you’re in Edinburgh. Get to the west-end of Princes Street (nearest the castle), and where there’s the curious mess of 6 roads nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, hagiology, healing wells, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, legends, Leith, medieval history, midlothian, Naiads, sacred sites, saints, spa wells, spas, St Bernard, Stockbridge, Stockdale, water
Leave a comment
St. Margaret’s Well, Old Pentland, Midlothian
Holy Well (covered): OS Grid Reference – NT 26388 66338 Archaeology & History Described in Hope & Telford’s (1813) rare work, this little-known holy well has escaped the attention of all surveyors since then. It was one of four sacred … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, hagiology, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, Lasswade, Loanhead, medieval history, Midlothian. historic Scotland, Old Pentland, Pentland, sacred sites, St. Margaret, water
Leave a comment
St. Oswald’s Well, Cathcart, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 5883 6056 Also Known as: Kirk Well Archaeology & History St. Oswald’s Well was described in Hew Scott’s (1920) magnum opus as being beside the parish church of the same name, but other … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Battlefield, Cathcart, Clydeside, earth mysteries, Glasgow, hagiology, healing wells, heritage, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Lammas, Lanarkshire, Lughnasadh, Mary Queen of Scots, medieval history, Mount Florida, Queen Mary, ritual, Rutherglen, sacred sites, saints, st oswald, water
1 Comment
St. Ouret’s Well, Brechin, Angus
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NO 5869 5904 Getting Here Travel north towards Brechin on the B9134, and cross the River South Esk at Stannochy Bridge. Immediately after crossing the bridge, go through the double tubular steel gates to … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Holy Wells, Scotland
Tagged Angus, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brechin, christianity, hagiology, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, Stannochy Bridge, water
1 Comment
St. Maha’s Well, Buchanan, Stirlingshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 4573 9180 Also Known as: Canmore ID 43475 Saintmaha Well Getting Here Bittova walk to reach this one. From The Square in Drymen village, take the long Old Gartmore Road north for 1.4 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balmaha, Buchanan, Drymen, earth mysteries, Gaelic, hagiology, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, Loch Lomond, paganism, sacred sites, sacred springs, saints, Scotland, St Maha, Stirlingshire, Strathendrick, water
Leave a comment
St. Peter’s Well, York Minster, North Yorkshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 6038 5219 Also Known as: Holy Well, York Minster Archaeology & History For people who like to visit the sacred sites that determined a cross-over from Earth-based animism to one which ceased sanctifying … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, druids, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, hagiology, healing wells, Holy Wells, King Arthur, King Edwin, legends, medieval history, mistletoe, North Yorkshire, sacred sites, saints, St Peter, water, York, York Minster
3 Comments
