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Tobair na h-oige, St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides

Posted on May 21, 2017 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

Bogle’s Well, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Posted on September 22, 2016 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

Fiscary (4), Farr, Sutherland

Posted on April 23, 2016 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

Butter Well, Dollar, Clackmannanshire

Posted on October 6, 2015 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

Fiscary (1), Farr, Sutherland

Posted on August 17, 2015 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

Fiscary (2), Farr, Sutherland

Posted on August 14, 2015 by megalithix

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 →

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Fiscary (3), Farr, Sutherland

Posted on August 14, 2015 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

Fairy Mine, Bingley Moor, West Yorkshire

Posted on September 2, 2014 by megalithix

Miscellaneous: OS Grid Reference – SE 13 43 Archaeology & History This is a strange one. A really strange one….. The site would not have even been written about had it not been for James Elkington pushing me to make … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Miscellaneous, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley Moor, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, Fortean, ilkley moor, little people, medieval history, mines, quarries, quarrying, Rombald, Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire | 4 Comments

Dwarf’s Tomb, Alva, Clackmannanshire

Posted on January 17, 2014 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | 2 Comments

Fairy Well, Preesall, Overwyre, Lancashire

Posted on December 22, 2013 by megalithix

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 →

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