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Tag Archives: Northumbria
Market Cross, Glanton, Northumberland
Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NU 0708 1445 Archaeology & History This site has long since gone, but its existence is worthy of note. Indeed, when Dippie Dixon (1895) wrote about it in his classic work, faded memory was … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Crosses, Northumbria
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christian sites, Crosses, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Glanton, market crosses, medieval history, Northumberland, Northumbria, omphalos, religious sites, sacred sites, Whittingham
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Holy Well, Bingfield, Northumberland
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid reference – NZ 01 74 Archaeology & History We add this site in the hope that a local historian may be able to rediscover its whereabouts. Long since lost, the last account of it was … Continue reading
Hawklemass Well, Whittingham, Northumberland
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NU 0683 1228 Archaeology & History References to this site seem very scarce. A well is highlighted on the 1866 OS-map of the region close to the spot which D.D. Dixon (1895) said it … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Northumbria
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, ghosts, Glanton, healing, healing wells, Holy Wells, legends, Northumberland, Northumbria, sacred sites, superstitions, traditions, water, Whittingham
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Fairy Stone, Fourstones, Northumberland
Legendary Stone: OS Grid Reference – NY 893 680 Archaeology & History Thought to have been destroyed in the 19th century, folklorists and historians alike didn’t seem to be able to locate this little-known folklore relic, which is still alive … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Northumbria, Sacred Nature
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundary stones, earth mysteries, England, faerie, fairies, folklore, Fourstones, heritage, legends, Megaliths, Northumberland, Northumbria, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, traditions, Tyneside
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Pike Hill, Stamfordham, Northumbria
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NZ 0774 7048 Archaeology & History Found inside a prehistoric tomb that was excavated in the late 1920s “by Messrs R.C. and W.P. Hedley at Pike Hill, near Stamfordham,” this fascinating-looking carving was found … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Northumbria
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairns, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, graves, Hawkwell, neolithic, Northumberland, Northumbria, Ouston, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Stamfordham, symbols, tumulus
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Crowbar Stone, Weetwood Moor, Wooler, Northumbria
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NU 021 278 Also known as: North Plantation 3 Fowberry Moor Stone 3 Archaeology & History This is an excellent-looking carving which, it would seem, remains buried in the Earth nice n’ sleepy! Located … Continue reading
Fowberry Moor Farm, Wooler, Northumberland
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NU 029 261 Also known as: Deershed Plantation Stone Archaeology & History This is a small but impressive stone, presently housed in the Musuem of Antiquities in Newcastle. It was first mentioned by Mr … Continue reading
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