Tag Archives: London

Bedford Hill, Tooting, Surrey

Posted on May 18, 2019 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 288 726 Archaeology & History This long lost prehistoric tomb is one of many that has fallen under the destructive hammer of the christian Industrialists in this part of the country. Located somewhere … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Surrey | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balham, Brixton, Bronze Age, cairns, Clapham, death, english heritage, Lambeth, London, neolithic, place-names, prehistoric sites, round barrows, sacred sites, Streatham, Surrey, tombs, toot hills, Tooting, tumluus, tumuli | Leave a comment

Uphall Camp, Ilford, Essex

Posted on November 15, 2018 by megalithix

Hillfort (destroyed): OS Grid Reference –TQ 4383 8510 Archaeology & History This prehistoric site was a giant – a huge colossus of an ‘enclosure’, a ‘settlement’, a ‘camp’—call-it-what-you-will. More than a mile in circumference and an internal area of 48 acres … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Settlement/Enclosures | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Barking, Bronze Age, camps, earth mysteries, East Ham, enclosures, english heritage, Essex, Hillforts, Ilford, Iron Age, London, neolithic, prehistoric camps, prehistoric sites, Redbridge, Romano-British, Romans, sacred sites, settlements | 6 Comments

St. Bride’s Well, London, Middlesex

Posted on January 20, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well (covered): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3157 8111 Archaeology & History Close to the centre of that corporate money-laundering place of homo-profanus that is the City of London, was once a site that represents the antithesis of what … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brigit, cailleach, druids, earth mysteries, England, Fleet Street, folklore, genius loci, goddess, heathens, Holy Wells, legends, London, medieval history, Middlesex, Mother goddess, myth, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, sacred springs, shamanism, St. Bride, traditions, water, Westminster | Leave a comment

St. Clement’s Well, Westminster, London, Middlesex

Posted on December 27, 2017 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3096 8106 Archaeology & History Close to the long-lost Strand Cross and long-lost Strand Maypole, in bygone centuries was also to be found a holy well of great repute, dedicated by early christians to … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, hagiology, Holy Wells, legends, ley-lines, leys, London, medieval history, Middlesex, myths, sacred sites, sacred springs, St Clement, St Clement Danes, The Strand, tourist attractions, water, Westminster | 1 Comment

Strand Maypole, Westminster, London, Middlesex

Posted on December 25, 2017 by megalithix

Maypole (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3073 8092 Archaeology & History This huge traditional monument was once a sight to behold! It stood close to where an ancient stone ‘cross’ once lived. But—alas!, with the intrusion of the incoming christians … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Maypoles, Middlesex | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Crosses, dancing, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, Isaac Newton, ley-lines, leys, London, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, Middlesex, omphalos, paganism, pagans, ritual, ritual dance, telescopes, The Strand, traditions, Westminster | Leave a comment

Vauxhall Well, Lambeth, London, Surrey

Posted on November 23, 2017 by megalithix

Healing Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference — TQ 3006 7734 Archaeology & History In Thomas Allen’s (1827) huge survey of Lambeth parish, he told that there was little of any interest along Wandsworth Road, apart from a good orchard, “and a … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Surrey | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brixton, curing, earth mysteries, english heritage, eyes, folklore, healing springs, Holy Wells, Lambeth, London, medicine, medieval history, sacred sites, Surrey, water | Leave a comment

Wanstead Spa, Redbridge, London, Essex

Posted on January 2, 2017 by megalithix

Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – TQ 40 87 Also Known as: Wanstead Spring Archaeology & History The exact location of this site remains a mystery. Addison (1951) mentions it as being “close to the Blake Hall Road” where … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Holy Wells | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Becontree, earth mysteries, english heritage, Epping Forest, Essex, healing, Holy Wells, Ilford, London, medieval history, mineral springs, Redbridge, Snaresbrook, spa wells, spas, Stratford, Wanstead, water | Leave a comment

Strand Cross, Westminster, London, Middlesex

Posted on July 23, 2016 by megalithix

Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3077 8093 Also Known as Stone Cross of the Strand Archaeology & History First mentioned in Latin manuscripts from 1274 CE, the best description of this long lost monument, curiously, appears to be … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crosses, England (south), Middlesex | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, Crosses, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Holy Wells, London, maypoles, medieval history, Middlesex, monoliths, moots, sacred sites, The Strand, Westerminster | Leave a comment

Baston Manor, Hayes, Kent

Posted on April 3, 2016 by megalithix

Settlement: OS Grid Reference – TQ 407 649 Archaeology & History This settlement site was found thanks to the good work of the Bromley & West Kent Archaeology Group in the 1960s, when they decided to do follow-up work to … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Kent, Settlement/Enclosures | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bromley, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, english heritage, Hayes, Kent, Keston, London, neolithic, prehistoric sites, settlements, West Wickham | Leave a comment

Broken Cross, Westminster, London, Middlesex

Posted on March 10, 2016 by megalithix

Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 322 812 Archaeology & History In truly that most unholy of places in England—Westminster, London—there was, in bygone times, a slightly more sacred site which, earlier still, might have been where a standing … Continue reading →