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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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Strand Maypole, Westminster, London, Middlesex
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
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
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Beltane Well, Kenmore, Perthshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 7867 4725 Also Known as: An Tobar Holy Well of Inchadney Getting Here From Kenmore village on the north-side of the river, over the bridge, take the small road on your right towards … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Aberfeldy, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, healing, Heathenism, heathens, heritage, Holy Wells, Inchadney, Kenmore, Nine Maidens, paganism, pagans, Perthshire, quartz, ritual, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, Tayside, water, Weem
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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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Witch’s Stane, Craigie, Ayrshire
Legendary Rock (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 4268 3231 Also Known as: Canmore ID 42851 White Stane Witches’ Stone Archaeology & History It is difficult to assess the precise nature of this megalithic site, sadly destroyed some two hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Ayrshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ayrshire, Bronze Age, cailleach, carlin, Craigie, folklore, heathens, heritage, Kilmarnock, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, paganism, pagans, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions, witch, witchcraft, witches
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Gomersal Maypole, West Yorkshire
Maypole: OS Grid Reference – SE 2068 2672 Archaeology & History As in countless villages and towns across the British Isles, Gomersal also once had its maypole near or at the village centre. We don’t know when the first maypole … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Maypoles, Yorkshire, West
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Birstall, Cleckheaton, customs, earth mysteries, english heritage, fertility, folklore, Gomersal, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, traditions, West Yorkshire
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Witches’ Stone, Ratho, Midlothian
Cup-Marked Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 1273 6973 Also Known as: Canmore ID 50366 Witch’s Stone Archaeology & History This fascinating looking carving (in my personal Top 10 of all-time favourites cup-and-rings in the UK!) was unfortunately destroyed sometime … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged airts, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bonnington, Bronze Age, Burnwynd, cailleach, cromlechs, dolmens, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, geology, heritage, Linburn, Livingston, midlothian, neolithic, paganism, pagans, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Ratho, religion, rocks, sacred sites, Scotland, spirit, stones, superstitions, Wilkieston, witch, witchcraft, witches
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Carlie Craig, Blairlogie, Stirlingshire
Legendary Rocks: OS Grid Reference – NS 816 970 Also Known as: Carla Craig Carlin Craig Witches’ Craig Getting Here If you’re coming from Blairlogie, a half-mile west of the village, take the B998 road to the university, but turn … Continue reading
Posted in Sacred Nature, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged animism, black dogs, Blairlogie, Bridge of Allan, cailleach, churches, comparative religion, devils, folklore, geology, history, kirks, legends, Nature, Ochils, paganism, pagans, Picts, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, shamans, Stirling, Stirlingshire, witchcraft, witches
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Witch’s Stone, Crossford, Dunfermline, Fife
Legendary Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 058 865 Archaeology & History Travelling along the old road between Crossford and towards Cairneyhill, on the right-hand (north) side, there was until recently a huge boulder, described by the folklorist J.E. … Continue reading
Posted in Fife & Kinross, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Cairneyhill, creation myths, Crossford, Dunfermline, earth mysteries, Fife, folklore, Heathenism, heathens, heritage, legends, meteors, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions, witchcraft, witches
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Nanny’s Grave, Steeton, West Yorkshire
Tomb: OS Grid Reference – SE 022 448 Archaeology & History Until we’ve isolated this site, it’s difficult to suggest an age for it. It’s an all-but forgotten grave of some sort, last mentioned by John Clough (1886) in his … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Miscellaneous, Yorkshire, West
Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, burial, Crosshills, death, earth mysteries, Eastburn, english heritage, folklore, graves, history, Kildwick, paganism, pagans, Steeton, Sutton-in-Craven, tombs, West Yorkshire, witchcraft, witches
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