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Tobair na h-oige, St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides
Sacred Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – NA 100 000 Also Known as: Well of Eternal Youth Folklore An old story told in previous centuries by the indigenous folk of Hirta (St. Kilda) described a long-lost well that was thought to be an abode … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrides, Outer, Holy Wells, Inverness-shire, Scotland, St. Kilda (Isles of)
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Atlantic Ocean, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, fairy tales, folklore, healing, heritage, Hirta, Holy Wells, Inverness-shire, legends, little people, Outer Hebrides, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, St. Kilda, water, well of eternal youth
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Bogle’s Well, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 597 650 Archaeology & History Of all the ancient wells in the city of Glasgow, this has to be one of the most intriguing! Descriptions of it are few and far between, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boggarts, bogles, earth mysteries, elementals, faerie, fairies, folklore, ghosts, Glasgow, goblins, healing springs, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, legends, little people, medieval history, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, supernatural, water
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Fiscary (4), Farr, Sutherland
Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 72858 62620 Also Known as: Canmore ID 6437 Getting Here A mile east of Bettyhill on the A836 road, watch for the large piles of rocks up on the hill on your left (north). Turn … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Bronze Age, cairns, death, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, Farr, folklore, geomancy, heritage, landscape archaeology, little people, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Swordly, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Butter Well, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 9610 0018 Getting Here Take the long uphill road to Castle Campbell and park up at the top. From here, bear to your right and walk up the footpath onto the hills. A … Continue reading
Posted in Clackmannanshire, Holy Wells, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Castle Campbell, Clackmannanshire, Dollar, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, folklore, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, hydromancy, legends, little people, medieval history, Ochils, Picts, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions, water
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Fiscary (1), Farr, Sutherland
Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 73102 62629 Also Known as: Canmore ID 6445 Carn Chaoile SUT 29 (Henshall) Getting Here A mile east of Bettyhill on the A836 road, watch for the large piles of rocks up on the … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, chambered tombs, death, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, Farr, folklore, geomancy, heritage, landscape archaeology, little people, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Swordly, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Fiscary (2), Farr, Sutherland
Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 73112 62604 Also Known as: Canmore ID 6445 Carn Chaoile Getting Here A mile east of Bettyhill along the A836 road, watch out for the large piles of rocks up on the hill on … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, chambered tombs, death, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, Farr, folklore, geomancy, heritage, landscape archaeology, little people, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Swordly, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Fiscary (3), Farr, Sutherland
Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 73222 62484 Also Known as: Canmore ID 6446 Pict’s House Getting Here Along the A836 road from Bettyhill to Thurso, a mile east of the village keep your eyes peeled to your left (or … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, chambered tombs, death, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, Farr, folklore, geomancy, giants, heritage, landscape archaeology, little people, neolithic, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathnaver, Sutherland, Swordly, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Dwarf’s Tomb, Alva, Clackmannanshire
Tomb: OS Grid Reference – NS 8848 9754 Also Known as: Canmore ID 47076 Getting Here From the main street through Alva, between the Co-op and the corner shop, go up the small road at the side of the Johnstone … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Tagged Alva, Alva Glen, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, caves, Clackmannanshire, death, dwarf, dwarves, folklore, heathen, Heathenism, heritage, little people, magick, neolithic, Ochils, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, shamans, superstitions, tombs
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Fairy Well, Preesall, Overwyre, Lancashire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 36711 47562 Getting Here The 6″ OS map of 1913 has a ‘Fairy Well’ marked on the northern edge of Preesall Hill. Travelling north through the village on the B5377, the Hill is … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Lancashire
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Cleveleys, fairies, Fleetwood, folklore, Halloween, healing, Holy Wells, hydromancy, Knott-End-on-Sea, Lancashire, legends, little people, medieval history, myths, Overwyre, pagan, paganism, Preesall, rituals, sacred well, Stalmine
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