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Witches Stone, St. Martin’s, Perthshire
‘Standing Stone’: OS Grid Reference – NO 15927 31609 Also Known as: Canmore ID 28628 Getting Here Going north-eastish from the city of Perth, take either the A93 or A94, turning west along the A93 a mile south of Guildtown, or east … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balbeggie, Bronze Age, cailleach, earth mysteries, folklore, Guildtown, heritage, legends, MacBeth, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, moots, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, ritual magick, sacred sites, Scotland, St. Martins, Standing Stones, Strathmore, Tayside, traditions, William Shakespeare, witchcraft, witches
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Law Knowe, Niddrie, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 3076 7177 Archaeology & History Long since gone, this little-known burial mound could once be seen not far from the old mansion of Niddrie House. The only reference I’ve found of it is in … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, druids, Edinburgh, heritage, Liberton, midlothian, moots, neolithic, Niddrie, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Broad Oak, Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex
Legendary Tree: OS Grid Reference – TL 5352 2083 Also Known as: Doodle Oak Archaeology & History Erroneously ascribed by the reverend Winsland (1952) as being the ‘Doodle Oak’, the ancient and giant tree called the Broad Oak was, as records … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Essex, Sacred Nature
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bishops Stortford, boundaries, dialect, druids, Essex, Hatfield Broad Oak, heritage, medieval history, moots, oaks, Stanstead airport, Takeley, Trees
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Footprint Stone, Dunadd, Kilmichael Glassary, Argyll
Petroglyph: OS Grid Reference – NR 83668 93579 Also Known as: Canmore ID 212008 Getting Here From Lochgilphead, take the A816 road north for several miles (towards the megalithic paradise of Kilmartin), keeping your eyes peeled for the road-signs saying “Dunadd.” Turn … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, axes, Bronze Age, creation myths, Dalriada, Dunadd, earth mysteries, fairies, folklore, giants, heritage, Iron Age, Kilmartin, Kilmichael Glassary, kings, kingship, Lochgilphead, moots, neolithic, Ossian, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, ritual, sacred sites, Scotland, witchcraft, witches
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Wallace’s Oak, Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Legendary Tree: OS Grid Reference – NS 847 836? Also Known as: Canmore ID 46875 Wallace’s Tree Archaeology & History The Wallace Oak was first recorded by name in 1687, when a legal contract was written agreeing to the destruction of much … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, Stirlingshire, Trees
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Denny, druidism, druids, Dunipace, earth mysteries, Falkirk, folkore, Glenbervie, groves, historic Scotland, history, Larbert, legends, moots, oaks, Plean, Sir William Wallace, Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire, Torwood, 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
Witch Tree, Aberuthven, Perthshire
Sacred Tree: OS Grid Reference – NN 9621 1587 Getting Here Just off the A9 between Stirling and Perth is Aberuthven village. Down the Main Street and just south of the village, turn west along Mennieburn Road. A half-mile on, … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged Aberuthven, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Auchterarder, folklore, Heathenism, heathens, heritage, legends, medieval history, moots, paganism, pagans, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathearn, traditions, Trees, witch, witchcraft, witches
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Broken Cross, Westminster, London, Middlesex
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
Cromlix Lodge, Dunblane, Perthshire
Long Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NN 7617 0671 Also Known as: Bracklin Burn Canmore ID 73465 Getting Here Take the B8033 north out of Dunblane and, immediately out the other side of Kinbuck, as you cross the river, take the … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, Doune, Dunblane, earth mysteries, geomancy, heritage, Kilbride, Kinbuck, moots, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Judge’s Cairn, Dunblane, Perthshire
Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NN 73944 05618 Also Known as: The Big Cairn Canmore ID 24661 Dalbrack Getting Here Along the A820 road between Dunblane and Doune, from the Dunblane-side, take the very first minor road on your right a … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, Doune, Dunblane, earth mysteries, geomancy, heritage, Kilbride, moots, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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