Tag Archives: Liberton

Ravenswood Avenue, Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

Standing Stone:  OS Grid Reference – NT 28282 70502 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52108 Craigend Greenend Getting Here Take the A7 road south from Edinburgh central (off Princes Street) for several miles.  It becomes known as the Old Dalkeith Road … Continue reading →

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Law Knowe, Niddrie, Edinburgh, Midlothian

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Tumulus (destroyed):  OS Grid Reference – NT 3076 7177 Archaeology & History Long since gone, this little-known burial mound could once be seen not far from the old mansion of Niddrie House.  The only reference I’ve found of it is in … Continue reading →

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Our Lady’s Well, Straiton, Loanhead, Midlothian

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

Holy Well (destroyed):  OS Grid Reference – NT 2728 6669 Archaeology & History This is another all-but-forgotten holy well once dedicated to the Virgin Mary, close to the south-side of Edinburgh’s outer ring-road.  It would seem to have been one … Continue reading →

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Our Lady’s Well, Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

Holy Well:  OS Grid Reference – NT 2640 7008 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52100 Lady’s Well Archaeology & History In Thomas Whyte’s (1792) lengthy survey of Liberton village, as it was in the 1790s, we come across what seems to be … Continue reading →

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Ancient & Holy Wells of Edinburgh

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

Ancient & Holy Wells of Edinburgh by Paul Bennett Northern Antiquarian: Alva 2017.  Kindle edition – 123 pages.  Price – £3.99 This is the first detailed guide ever written on the holy wells and healing springs in and around the … Continue reading →

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Our Lady’s Well (2), Liberton, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

Holy Well (destroyed):  OS Grid Reference – NT 2763 6970 Also Known as: Canmore ID 51720 Christening Well Lady Well Archaeology & History Mentioned in passing by John Geddie (1926)—who was skeptical of any ‘holy’ associations here—this was one of two … Continue reading →

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Penny Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

Holy Well:  OS Grid Reference – NT 2636 7177 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52492 Pennywell Getting Here The stone marking the position of the well is situated on the north side of the road at the east end of … Continue reading →

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Braid Hills, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on August 7, 2010 by

Cup-and-Ring Stone:  OS Grid Reference – NT 251 696 Archaeology & History This is a fine-looking old cup-and-ring stone!  Although no longer in situ (one of those really important golf courses needed to be built, so it had to go!), … Continue reading →

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