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St. Bride’s Well, London, Middlesex

Posted on January 20, 2018 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

Strand Maypole, Westminster, London, Middlesex

Posted on December 25, 2017 by megalithix

Maypole (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3073 8092 Archaeology & History This huge traditional monument was once a sight to behold! It stood close to where an ancient stone ‘cross’ once lived. But—alas!, with the intrusion of the incoming christians … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Maypoles, Middlesex | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Crosses, dancing, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, Isaac Newton, ley-lines, leys, London, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, Middlesex, omphalos, paganism, pagans, ritual, ritual dance, telescopes, The Strand, traditions, Westminster | Leave a comment

Clach na Foinne, Glen Lochay, Perthshire

Posted on December 9, 2017 by megalithix

Legendary Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 50 38 Also Known as: Clach an Dlogh Wart Stone Archaeology & History There is no written history of this site; only the quiet murmurings of a few locals whose families go back … Continue reading →

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Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Breadalbane, folklore, Glen Lochay, healing stones, heritage, Killin, legends, magic, Megaliths, paganism, Perthshire, Scotland, shamanism, shielings, stones, superstitions, sympathetic magic, wart stones, warts, witchcraft | 1 Comment

Crown Tree, Keillor, Perthshire

Posted on October 17, 2017 by noynafox

Legendary Tree (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 27279 40789 Getting Here The site of the tree may be seen from the north side of the Kettins to Newtyle road, just before the Perthshire-Angus boundary sign. It stood on the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Miscellaneous, Perthshire, Scotland, Trees | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Ardler, Baronial Jurisdiction, Boundary Tree, Hanging Tree, Keillour, Kettins, moot, Newtyle, paganism, Parish Boundary marker, Perthshire, Place of execution, Strathmore | Leave a comment

Old Wife’s Stone, Batley, West Yorkshire

Posted on July 14, 2017 by megalithix

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

St. John’s Well, Isle of May, Fife

Posted on May 19, 2017 by megalithix

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 65858 99107 Also Known as: Pump Well Archaeology & History This seems to be the only ‘St John’ dedication on the Isle of May: a small island littered with more saint’s names, seemingly, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fife & Kinross, Holy Wells, Scotland | Tagged animism, Anstruther, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, Crail, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, Fife, Firth of Forth, hagiology, healing wells, heritage, historic Scotland, history, Holy Wells, Isle of May, midsummer, paganism, sacred sites, Scotland, St John, summer solstice, water | Leave a comment

Clachan Aoraidh, Balquhidder, Perthshire

Posted on March 19, 2017 by megalithix

Stone Circle (ruins): OS Grid Reference – NN 5389 2076 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24151 Worshipping Stones Getting Here Along the A84 road betweeen Callander and Lochearnhead, take the small road west when you reach Balquhidder Station, towards Balquhidder village. Go … Continue reading →

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Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Stirlingshire, Stone Circles | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balquhidder, Bronze Age, fairs, festivals, heritage, historic Scotland, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, paganism, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, St Angus, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, traditions | Leave a comment

Colpy, Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire

Posted on March 5, 2017 by megalithix

Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NJ 6411 3261 Also Known as: Canmore ID 18272 Archaeology & History Just like the stone circle a half-mile east at Kirkton of Culsalmond, nothing now remains of this megalithic ring. It was first … Continue reading →

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Posted in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Stone Circles | Tagged Aberdeenshire, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, churches, Colpy, Culsalmond, Dunecht, earth mysteries, fairs, festivals, folklore, Garioch, heathens, heritage, historic Scotland, Kirkton of Culsalmond, megalithic, Megaliths, midsummer, neolithic, oral tradition, paganism, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, shamans, St Sairs, St Serf, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, summer solstice, traditions | Leave a comment

St. Constantine’s Well, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Posted on December 12, 2016 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed?): OS Grid Reference – NS 553 658 Archaeology & History This is the conjectural title conferred by T.C.F. Brotchie (1920) upon a Well uncovered during construction of the Pearce Institute in Govan in 1908. It was certainly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Constantine, earth mysteries, folklore, Glasgow, Govan, healing, Heathenism, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, paganism, ritual, sacred sites, saints, swastikas, traditions, water | 3 Comments

St. Mark’s Well, Easterhouse, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Posted on December 12, 2016 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 667 653 Archaeology & History Information on this long forgotten holy well that once flowed a few miles east of Glasgow city centre, beneath what is now Wellhouse estate, is all but … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, calendar customs, earth mysteries, Easterhouse, folklore, Glasgow, healing, Heathenism, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, paganism, ritual, sacred sites, saints, St. Mark, traditions, water | 1 Comment

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