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Tag Archives: maypoles
Strand Maypole, Westminster, London, Middlesex
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
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
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Maypole, Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Maypole: OS Grid Reference – SK 92954 90947 Also Known as: English Heritage ID: 196736 Getting Here In Hemswell Village at the junction of Church Street and Maypole Street. History & Archeaology According to a 2010 report in the Scunthorpe … Continue reading
The Maypole, Alconbury, Huntingdonshire
Maypole (removed): OS Reference Number – TL 18554 75972 Getting Here Maypole Square forms the junction of High Street, Church Way and Chapel Street in the centre of the village. Archaeology & History The Alconbury Maypole had passed out of living … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Huntingdonshire, Maypoles
Tagged Alconbury, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, ceremonies, dancing, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, Huntingdonshire, May day customs, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, omphalos, paganism, rirual danciing, traditions
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The Maypole Tree, Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire
Maypole & Ritual Tree (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TL 18831 62757 Getting Here The road layout of the village has changed since the destruction of the Tree, but its approximate position was on the north side of the present High … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Huntingdonshire, Maypoles, Sacred Nature, Trees
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, customs, England, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, heathens, Huntingdonshire, Little Paxton, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, paganism, ritual dance, sacred sites, St. Neots, traditions, Trees
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Strand Cross, Westminster, London, Middlesex
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
Cow Cross, Finsbury, London, Middlesex
Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3180 8181 Archaeology & History Not far from the long lost Fag Well could once be seen this old stone monument. Although not illustrated on the first Ordnance Survey maps of the inner city, … Continue reading
Posted in Crosses, England (south), Middlesex
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, Clerkenwell, Crosses, english heritage, Finsbury, London, maypoles, medieval history, Middlesex, monoliths
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Gomersal Maypole, West Yorkshire
Maypole: OS Grid Reference – SE 2068 2672 Archaeology & History As in countless villages and towns across the British Isles, Gomersal also once had its maypole near or at the village centre. We don’t know when the first maypole … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Maypoles, Yorkshire, West
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Birstall, Cleckheaton, customs, earth mysteries, english heritage, fertility, folklore, Gomersal, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, traditions, West Yorkshire
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Redmire Maypole, North Yorkshire
Maypole (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 045 912 Archaeology & History As with many of Britain’s old maypoles, the one at Redmire has long since disappeared and no local in the 20th century appears to have had any memory … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Maypoles, Yorkshire, North
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Castle Bolton, dancing, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folklore, heathens, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, North Yorkshire, paganism, pagans, Redmire, superstitions, traditions, Wensleydale
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