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Tag Archives: Perthshire
Tom-a-Clachan, Kirkmichael, Perthshire
Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 0808 5985 Archaeology & History Kirkmichael parish was an area that was described by George Chalmers (1887) as possessing “a vast body of Druid remains,” there being “a number of Druid cairns in the … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged ancient monuments, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, druids, earth mysteries, heritage, Kirkmichael, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, Strathardle
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Mineral Well, Glen Lyon, Perthshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 72110 47768 Also Known as: Iron Well Getting Here From Fortingall village, head west and turn down into the incredible beauty that is Glen Lyon. As you enter the trees, a half-mile along … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Breadalbane, chalybeate wells, chalybeates, folklore, Fortingall, Glen Lyon, healing springs, Holy Wells, legends, mineral wells, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish heritage, Scottish mountains, traditions, water
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Drumend, Easter Rattray, Perthshire
Stone Circle (ruins): OS Grid Reference – NO 20175 45825 Also Known as: Canmore ID 30760 Old Rattray Getting Here Just less than a mile east of Blairgowrie, the site is situated about 200 yards along a farm track that … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stone Circles
Tagged Archaeology, Blairgowrie, Bronze Age, Drumend, Easter Rattray, Heathen Ritual, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Old Rattray, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, Rattray Parish, River Ericht, ruined circle, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stanes Farm, Standing Stones, Stone Circles
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Lady Well, Tibbermore, Perthshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 05190 23479 Also Known as: Canmore ID 26862 St Mary’s Well Getting Here Approaching Tibbermore from Huntingtower, turn left in the village and the site of the Lady Well is visible in … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Bishopric of Dunkeld, Holy Wells, Lady Well, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, St Mary's Well, Tibbermore
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St. Blane’s Well, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
Holy Well (lost): OS Grid Reference –NN 781 015 Also Known as: Bruce’s Well Archaeology & history Very little is known about this long-lost site, mentioned just once in Alexander Barty’s (1944) standard history book on Dunblane. Its exact location … Continue reading
Devil’s Well, Abernethy, Perthshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NO 19430 14758 Also Known as: Canmore ID 28084 Getting Here From Abernethy village, go west along the A913 road for half-a-mile, then turn left up the long and winding Glenfoot road up the Abernethy … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Abernethy, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, bodach, cailleach, devil, earth mysteries, folklore, healing wells, heritage, Holy Wells, hydromancy, legends, Old Man, Perthshire, sacred sites, satan, Scotland, superstitions, water, witchcraft, witches
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Spittal of Glenshee, Kirkmichael, Perthshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 10865 70201 Also Known as: Canmore ID 29609 Getting Here Take to A93 road, north, between Blairgowrie and Braemar, keeping your eyes peeled many miles on, to turn left along the minor road as you … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Braemar, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, Glenshee, heritage, Kirkmichael, legends, little people, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, sith, Spittal of Glenshee, Standing Stones, traditions
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Gilfeilzie Well, Alyth, Perthshire
Sacred Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 2675 5071 Also Known as: Well of Gilfeilzie Archaeology & History Long lost, this was a sacred well whose history has all but fallen away. Were it not for the historian James … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Alyth, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, healing springs, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, Perthshire, place-names, Ruthven, sacred sites, Scotland, water
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Tammie Blair’s Well, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
Healing Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 7808 0111 Archaeology & History It’s difficult to work out the exact position of this lost well, even from Alexander Barty’s (1944) description of the place. There are several unnamed ‘Wells’ on … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, bishops, christianity, Dunblane, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, Perthshire, River Allan, sacred sites, St Blane, Stirlingshire, water
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Bishop’s Well, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 78126 01281 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24681 Archaeology & History This now-lost holy well was a place whose history was integrally tied to the adjacent and also destroyed Bishop’s Palace: a large … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, bishops, christianity, Dunblane, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, Perthshire, River Allan, sacred sites, St Blane, Stirlingshire, water
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