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Holy Well, Baildon, West Yorkshire

Posted on June 1, 2019 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 1609 3961 Archaeology & History This site is all but unknown to the great majority of folk in Baildon, and even some of the local historians have let it slip from their … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baildon, black dogs, England, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing wells, Holy Wells, medieval history, sacred sites, shipley, traditions, water, West Yorkshire | 6 Comments

Tun Well, Eccleshill, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Posted on September 20, 2018 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 1822 3593 Also Known as: Tunny Well Archaeology & History First mentioned in local history accounts from 1618—as the Tunwells—it was highlighted on the first OS-map of Eccleshill in 1851. Located on the aptly-named … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, black dogs, Bradford, earth mysteries, Eccleshill, England, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing, healing wells, Holy Wells, legends, ley-lines, leys, sacred sites, Victorian history, water, West Yorkshire | 2 Comments

Jim Craven’s Well, Thornton, West Yorkshire

Posted on January 31, 2018 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference — SE 0967 3251? Archaeology & History Another well with considerable supernatural renown was this little-known site near the old village of Thornton, on the western outskirts of Bradford. We’re not 100% sure about its … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, black dogs, Bradford, chalybeates, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing, history, Holy Wells, phantoms, sacred spring, shamanism, supernatural, superstitions, Thornton, water, West Yorkshire | 3 Comments

Pickel Well, Birstall, West Yorkshire

Posted on December 11, 2014 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 2180 2633 Archaeology & History Seemingly built over in recent years, the Pickel Well was one of the main water supplies to the people of Gomersal and Birstall in earlier times. Getting its … Continue reading →

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Maiden’s Well, Glendevon, Perthshire

Posted on April 2, 2013 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 9703 0139 Also Known as: 1. Maiden Well Getting Here Follow the same directions as if you’re going to the Maiden Castle fairy hill. About 100 yards before reaching the hill, on the … Continue reading →

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Glenrickard, Brodick, Isle of Arran, Argyll

Posted on June 21, 2011 by megalithix

Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NS 00499 34665 Also Known as: Canmore ID 40204 Getting Here From Brodick, walk up the Glencloy dirt-track towards the friendly Kilmichael Hotel but turn off on the left shortly before hand, up another … Continue reading →