Tag Archives: Ireland

The New Northern Antiquarian

Posted on January 22, 2020 by megalithix

Subscribers will all have noticed that I’ve hardly been adding any site-profiles over the last year. I can only apologise for this. The reasons for this are simple: I’ve been working on upgrading the blog into a website — which … Continue reading →

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Posted in About TNA | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, chambered cairns, cup-and-rings, Cursus Monuments, England, english heritage, folklore, geomancy, Holy Wells, Ireland, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, stone crosses, the northern antiquarian, traditions, Wales | 3 Comments

St. Patrick’s Well, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire

Posted on October 20, 2017 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | 1 Comment

Stone of Mannan, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire

Posted on February 28, 2016 by megalithix

Legendary Stone: OD Grid Reference – NS 91114 91891 Also Known as: Canmore ID 48321 Clackmannan Stone King Robert’s Stone Getting Here Take the A907 road between Alloa and Kincardine, and up the B910 into Clackmannan. To get into the village, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clackmannanshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland, Standing Stones | Tagged Alloa, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, creation myths, folklore, gods, heritage, Ireland, legends, Mannan, medieval history, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, myths, phallic symbols, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones | 1 Comment

Rathgall Hillfort, County Wicklow

Posted on December 1, 2010 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – S 902 731 Archaeology & History A prehistoric ‘fort’ with a long history behind it, with recent excavations finding burial and settlement remains from the Bronze- and Iron Ages. The following article about this impressive … Continue reading →

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Posted in Hillforts, Ireland, Wicklow | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, County Wicklow, Eire, enclosures, forts, hill forts, Hillforts, Ireland, Irish, Iron Age, prehistoric sites, settlements | 1 Comment

St. Patrick’s Well, Heysham, Lancashire

Posted on April 29, 2010 by megalithix

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 4109 6159 Getting Here From Heysham village centre by the little roundabout, go down the gorgeous olde-worlde Main Street for about 150 yards, keeping your eyes peeled for the little track up to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Lancashire | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, folk-lore, folklore, healing, Heysham, holy water, Holy Wells, hydrotherapy, Ireland, Irish, Lancashire, Morecambe, sacred springs, sacred wells, St. Patrick, superstitions, traditions, water | 4 Comments

St. Patrick’s Well, Carrowreagh, Donegal

Posted on November 11, 2009 by megalithix

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – C 366 198 Folklore To be found between the two outer embankments on the southern side of the legendary Grianan of Aileach, this — one of many St. Patrick’s Wells in Ireland — is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Donegal, Holy Wells, Ireland | Tagged Carrowreagh, Donegal, folk-lore, folklore, Grianan of Aileach, healing, Holy Wells, hydromancy, Ireland, legends, St. Patrick, superstitions, water | Leave a comment

Mullans, Ballyshannon, County Donegal

Posted on October 13, 2009 by megalithix

Standing Stones (destroyed): OS Grid Reference: G 915 605 Archaeology & History Field-notes collected by Oliver Davies described there being “two standing stones, side by side,” at the coordinate given here. In Lacy’s Archaeological Survey (1983), he told that the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Donegal, Ireland, Standing Stones | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Belleek, Bronze Age, Donegal, Ireland, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Standing Stones | Leave a comment

Grianan of Aileach, Carrowreagh, Donegal

Posted on September 6, 2009 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – C 3665 1975 Also Known as: Grianan Ailighe Grianan of Ailech National Monument 140 Archaeology & History Attributed by Michael Dames (1996) and others before him as the abode of the Dagda and the house … Continue reading →