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Old Wife’s Stone, Batley, West Yorkshire
Standing Stone? (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 2428 2329 Archaeology & History My first hint at the existence of this once valuable archaeological relic came as a result of me seeking out the history and folklore of some hitherto … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Batley, Bronze Age, cailleach, Calderdale, carlin, carling, Dewsbury, Earth goddess, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, geomancy, goddess, heathen, Heckmondwike, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, occult history, old woman, paganism, sacred sites, Standing Stones, traditions, West Yorkshire, witchcraft, witches
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Dalry, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Standing Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 2421 7317 Archaeology & History Not far from Edinburgh city centre, heading out towards Haymarket just off Morrison Street where the large car-park is, once stood a possible prehistoric standing stone. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Midlothian, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Dalry, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, follies, Haymarket, heritage, megalithic, Megaliths, midlothian, monoliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones
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James Stone, Blubberhouses Moor, North Yorkshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid reference – SE 15196 54722 Getting Here From Blubberhouses church by the crossroads, walk up the slope (south) as if you’re going to Askwith, for 100 yards or so, taking the track and footpath past the … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blubberhouses, boundary stones, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Fewston, Forest of Knareborough, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, North Yorkshire, prehistoric sites, Standing Stones, Timble
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Cloven Stone, Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Standing Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 2139 7001 Archaeology & History Highlighted on the earliest OS-map of 1855 and the Knox Map of 1816 in non-antiquated lettering as a ‘Standing Stone’, the Edinburgh historian Stuart Harris (1996) thought it … Continue reading
Posted in Midlothian, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Colinton, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, heritage, historic Scotland, megalithic, Megaliths, midlothian, monoliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Slateford, Standing Stones
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Staniston Hill, Stainburn, North Yorkshire
Standing Stone (lost): OS Grid Reference – SE 2522 5010 Archaeology & History This long-lost standing stone gave its name to the small hill between the geological giants of Little Almscliffe and Almscliffe Crags, ‘Staniston Hill.’ Described as early as the 13th … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged alignments, Almscliffe, antiquarian, antiquities, archaeoastronomy, Archaeology, astroarchaeology, astronomy, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, Elmet, english heritage, etymology, Forest of Knaresborough, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, North Rigton, North Yorkshire, place-names, Stainburn, Standing Stones
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Tom Cross, Colne, Lancashire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – SD 92102 43175 Also Known as: Copy House Cross Getting Here Follow the same directions as if you’re visiting the Dissenter’s Well. The cross stands right next to it! Archaeology & History This is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Crosses, Lancashire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundaries, Colne, Cowling, Crosses, Earby, earth mysteries, english heritage, Foulridge, Kelbrook, Lancashire, Laneshaw Bridge, medieval history, monoliths, Standing Stones, Yorkshire
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Easter Nether Urquhart Circle, Gateside, Fife
Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 18873 08865 Also known as: Canmore ID 27809 Getting Here Turn off the A91 at Gateside down Station Road, cross the old railway line, cross the fields to your left and the site … Continue reading
Posted in Fife & Kinross, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stone Circles
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, Fife, Gateside, heritage, historic Scotland, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, Nether Urquhart, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, Strathmiglo
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Dunruchan Hill, Muthill, Perthshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 8022 1645 — NEW FIND Getting Here Take the directions to the hugely impressive Dunruchan A standing stone. Walk directly south, over the gate and follow the fence straight down the fields, crossing the burn … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Comrie, Dunruchan, earth mysteries, heritage, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, Muthill, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Strathearn
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Jerusalem Farm Stone, Laneshaw Bridge, Lancashire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 92076 42714 — NEW FIND Getting Here From Colne or Laneshaw Bridge, head up the Skipton Old Road which heads up towards Bleara Moor (with its prehistoric cairns). Way before that though, about 100 yards before … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Lancashire, Standing Stones
Tagged alignments, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Colne, earth mysteries, english heritage, Foulridge, Kelbrook, Lancashire, Laneshaw Bridge, Laneshawbridge, leys, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, prehistoric sites, Standing Stones
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Old Lane Carving, Cowling, North Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 97300 42625 – NEW FIND Getting Here This Stone is situated on Old Lane, Cowling, North Yorkshire. To get here coming from Crosshills, you come straight through the village and past the shops . … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Cowling, Craven, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, english heritage, Ickornshaw, monoliths, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, sacred sites, Standing Stones
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