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St. Bride’s Well, London, Middlesex
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
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
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St. Michael’s Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 2618 7353 Also Known as: Canmore ID 75958 Silver Well Archaeology & History This ‘holy well of the dragon-slayer’ could once be found close to where old Cowgate meets St Mary’s Street. Highlighted … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, dragons, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, hagiology, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, midlothian, myth, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, St. Michael, water
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St. Patrick’s Well, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NX 0010 5412 Also Known as: Canmore ID 60610 Archaeology & History This long-lost holy well was located on the southeast side of the town. It was highlighted on the first OS-map in 1849, but … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Wigtownshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, folklore, Galloway, healing, heritage, history, Holy Wells, Ireland, myth, Petroglyphs, Portpatrick, prehistoric rock art, rock carvings, saints, Scotland, St. Patrick, superstitions, water, Wigtownshire
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Robin Hood & Little John Stones, Whitby, North Yorkshire
Standing Stones (destroyed?): OS Grid Reference – NZ 9171 0952 Also Known as: Robin Hood’s Pillars Archaeology & History References to these old standing stones are scarce—at least in archaeology books anyway. Even the usually diligent masters of Burl (1993) … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, creation myths, english heritage, folklore, Hawsker, legends, Little John, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, myth, mythology, myths, neolithic, North Yorkshire, prehistoric sites, Robin Hood, sacred sites, Standing Stones, traditions, Whitby
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Giant’s Stone, Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire
Standing Stones: OS Grid Reference – NT 0953 2398 Also Known as: Canmore ID 48527 Menzion Farm Getting Here Take the long long A701 road betwixt Moffat and Penicuik, and in the middle, somewhere, keeps your eyes attentive to the … Continue reading
Posted in Peebleshire, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Dykehead, folklore, giants, heritage, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, myth, neolithic, Peeblesshire, prehistoric sites, Scotland, Scottish lowlands, Standing Stones, Tweedsmuir
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Giant’s Grave, Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 0925 2410 Also Known as: Canmore ID 48535 Archaeology & History Marked on the 1865 OS-map as a “tumulus”, it was destroyed by some idiot in 1818 due to some basic lacking; but … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Peebleshire, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairns, death, Dykehead, folklore, giants, heritage, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, myth, neolithic, Peeblesshire, prehistoric sites, Scotland, Scottish lowlands, Standing Stones, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, Tweedsmuir
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Duncroisk 2, Glen Lochay, Killin, Perthshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 53134 35850 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24169 Duncroisk 3 (Canmore) Getting Here Troublesome to get to unless you’re reasonably fit. Probably the easiest route is to get to the Duncroisk 3 cup-and-ring … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Breadalbane, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Glen Lochay, heritage, Killin, myth, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Weem
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St Austin’s Stone, High Hunsley, East Yorkshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – SE 93360 34443 Also known as: St. Augustine’s Stone St Austin’s Rock Folklore The folklorist John Nicholson (1890) wrote about this “block of natural concrete standing at the head of Drewton Dale, near South … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Sacred Nature, Yorkshire, East
Tagged animism, antiquities, druids, earth mysteries, East Yorkshire, Elmet, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, healing, High Hunsley, Holy Wells, legendary rocks, legends, myth, North Cave, paganism, sacred sites, saints, South Cave, South Newbald, St Austin, traditions
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Old Wife Ridge, Heyshaw Moor, Dacre, North Yorkshire
Sacred Hill: OS Grid Reference – SE 159 626 Getting Here From the bottom of Pateley Bridge, just out of town take the left turn to Bewerley and go through the village; or from Glasshouses follow the road over the … Continue reading
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