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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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Maypole, Hemswell, Lincolnshire

Posted on October 9, 2016 by noynafox

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 →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Lincolnshire, Maypoles | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, customs, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, Harpswell, Hemswell, Lincolnshire, Mayday, maypoles, paganism, ritual dance, South Yorkshire, traditions | Leave a comment

The Maypole, Alconbury, Huntingdonshire

Posted on September 27, 2016 by noynafox

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 →

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The Maypole Tree, Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire

Posted on September 13, 2016 by noynafox

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 →

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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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The Maypole, Water End, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Posted on June 10, 2016 by noynafox

Maypole (removed): OS Grid Reference – TL 2296 0410 Getting Here On the east side of Warrengate Road, approached from Welham Green via Dixons Hill Road, or from Brookmans Park via Bradmore Lane. Archaeology & History The exact position of … Continue reading →

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Cow Cross, Finsbury, London, Middlesex

Posted on March 8, 2016 by megalithix

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 →

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Gomersal Maypole, West Yorkshire

Posted on December 11, 2014 by megalithix

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 →

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Redmire Maypole, North Yorkshire

Posted on June 24, 2011 by megalithix

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 →