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Tag Archives: Outer Hebrides
Tobair na h-oige, St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides
Sacred Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – NA 100 000 Also Known as: Well of Eternal Youth Folklore An old story told in previous centuries by the indigenous folk of Hirta (St. Kilda) described a long-lost well that was thought to be an abode … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrides, Outer, Holy Wells, Inverness-shire, Scotland, St. Kilda (Isles of)
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Atlantic Ocean, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, fairy tales, folklore, healing, heritage, Hirta, Holy Wells, Inverness-shire, legends, little people, Outer Hebrides, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, St. Kilda, water, well of eternal youth
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Roghadal, Harris, Outer Hebrides
‘Stone Circle’: OS Grid Reference – NG 045 831 Archaeology & History Not included in Burl’s (2000) magnum opus, it looks as if this place has long since gone – but perhaps a local or a wanderer might find remnants … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrides, Outer, Stone Circles
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, geology, Harris, history, megalithic, Megaliths, Outer Hebrides, prehistoric sites, Roghadal, Scotland, Stone Circles
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Tigh Stallar, Boreray, St. Kilda
Stone circle: OS Grid Reference – NA 153 050 Archaeology & History The isle of Boreray is four miles northeast of Hirta and here once lived, according to legend, a christian hermit. However in the reverend Kenneth Macaulay History of … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrides, Outer, Scotland, St. Kilda (Isles of), Stone Circles
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Borerary, druids, folklore, hermits, megalithic, Megaliths, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, St. Kilda, Stone Circles
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Carra Bhroin, Lochboisdale, South Uist
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NF 8117 2248 Also Known as: Carragh broin Archaeology & History The nature of this site seems a little disputed. Shown on modern OS-maps and cited as being visited and seen in April 1967,the … Continue reading
Firbhreige, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
Standing Stones: OS Grid Reference – NF 770 702 Also known as: Toroghas Getting Here This is nice n’ far north indeed – north-west Uist in fact! Hit the A865 road northwest to the village of Ceann a’ Bhaigh. By … Continue reading
Tobar nam Buadh, St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NA 0863 0024 Also known as: Canmore ID 3962 Tobar-ianadaiche-buadhan Well of Virtues Archaeology & History This legendary healing well (the Well of Virtues) is on the north side of the island, a few hundred … Continue reading