Tag Archives: Loanhead

Our Lady’s Well, Straiton, Loanhead, Midlothian

Posted on January 23, 2018 by megalithix

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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Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, healing wells, heritage, Holy Wells, Liberton, Loanhead, medieval history, midlothian, Pentland, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, Scottish history, Straiton, Virgin Mary, water | Leave a comment

St. Margaret’s Well, Old Pentland, Midlothian

Posted on February 20, 2017 by megalithix

Holy Well (covered): OS Grid Reference – NT 26388 66338 Archaeology & History Described in Hope & Telford’s (1813) rare work, this little-known holy well has escaped the attention of all surveyors since then. It was one of four sacred … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, hagiology, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, Lasswade, Loanhead, medieval history, Midlothian. historic Scotland, Old Pentland, Pentland, sacred sites, St. Margaret, water | Leave a comment

Braid Hills, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on August 7, 2010 by megalithix

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 →