Tag Archives: Picts

Katie Thirsty’s Well, Logie, Stirlingshire

Posted on April 17, 2019 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 81787 97653 Getting Here Not too tricky to locate, as long as you get onto the right footpath! Take either road (both steep narrow and very bendy in places!) up from Logie on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blairlogie, Bridge of Allan, Dumyat, healing wells, history, Holy Wells, Katy Thirsty, King Drust, Logie, Ochils, pictish, Picts, Scottish heritage, Stirlingshire, water | 1 Comment

Ribigill, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on October 30, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain (missing): OS Grid Reference – NC 5821 5471 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5354 Archaeology & History The Royal Commission (1911) lads paid a visit to this site in June, 1909, after an earlier report—allegedly by James Horsburgh—told there to have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Souterrains, Sutherland | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth houses, fogous, heritage, Iron Age, Kyle of Tongue, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, Ribigill, sacred sites, Scotland, souterrains, Sutherland, Tongue, underground, weems | Leave a comment

Pitcur Souterrain (3), Kettins, Perthshire

Posted on June 24, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain: OS Grid Reference – NO 2529 3738 Also Known as: Canmore ID 30539 The Cave Pitcur II (Wainwright) Getting Here From Coupar Angus, take the A923 road southeast for nearly 2½ miles where you reach the crossroads. Keeping walking along … Continue reading →

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Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Souterrains | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Coupra Angus, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth houses, fairies, fogous, folklore, heritage, Kettins, legends, little people, Newtyle, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, pictish, Picts, picts house, Pitcur, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, ritual, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, souterrains, weems | 4 Comments

Dunvarich, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on June 2, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain (lost): OS Grid Reference – NC 59 57 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5341 Archaeology & History There are a number of souterrains—or “earth houses” as they used to be known—in Sutherland that have been lost. Many have simply fallen prey … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Souterrains, Sutherland | Tagged ancient sites, Bronze Age, earth houses, earth mysteries, heritage, Iron Age, Kirkiboll, pictish, Picts, picts houses, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, souterrains, Sutherland, Tongue | Leave a comment

Deanside, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on May 25, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrain (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NC 591 556 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5343 Dionaite Archaeology & History Nothing now remains of the prehistoric underground chamber, “eirde House” (as they were called) or souterrain, that was reported by the northern antiquarian … Continue reading →

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Posted in Scotland, Souterrains, Sutherland | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth houses, earth mysteries, heritage, Iron Age, Kirkiboll, Picts, picts houses, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, souterrains, Sutherland, Tongue, underground chambers | Leave a comment

Borgie Farmhouse, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on July 19, 2017 by megalithix

Broch (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NC 675 594 Archaeology & History A singular reference to this site appears in James Horsburgh’s (1870) early article on the prehistoric remains of Sutherland. It seems he was on an early road-trip (or dirt-track-trip … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brochs, Scotland, Sutherland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Borgie, brochs, earth mysteries, heritage, Iron Age, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, Tongue, Torrisdale | Leave a comment

Newton Bridge Enclosure, Fowlis Wester, Perthshire

Posted on March 19, 2017 by megalithix

Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – NN 8884 3155 Getting Here Venture along the A822 Crieff to Dunkeld road, turning down into the gorgeous Sma’ Glen. Nearly 1 mile past Ossian’s Stone, just past where the road crosses the River Almond, walk along the track on your … Continue reading →

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Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Settlement/Enclosures | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, enclosures, Fowlis Wester, Glen Almond, heritage, Highlanders, historic Scotland, Iron Age, Perthshire, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, settlements, Sma Glen, walling | Leave a comment

Fenton Hill, Airlie, Angus

Posted on July 25, 2016 by megalithix

Souterrain (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 3044 5040 Also Known as: Airlie II Canmore ID 32376 Archaeology & History One in a cluster of at least seven souterrains that could once be found to the east of Alyth, this was first described … Continue reading →

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Posted in Angus, Scotland, Souterrains | Tagged Airlie, Alyth, Angus, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth houses, Forfarshire, heritage, Iron Age, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, souterrains, Strathmore, Tayside, weems | 1 Comment

Castle Craig, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire

Posted on March 2, 2016 by megalithix

‘Fort’ (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 9116 9769 Also Known as: Canmore ID 48294 Archaeology & History This ancient fort could once be seen in the ancient woodlands on the western side of the Mill Glen, above the village, going … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clackmannanshire, Hillforts, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, brochs, Bronze Age, Clackmannanshire, dun, duns, forts, heritage, Hillfoots, Hillforts, Iron Age, Ochil Hills, Ochils, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, Scotland, Tillicoultry | 1 Comment

Ardjachie Farm, Tain, Ross & Cromarty

Posted on December 25, 2015 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NH 746 845 Also Known as: Canmore ID 14736 Tain Museum Stone Getting Here No longer in its original position; the stone can now be found if you visit the Tain & District Museum, just … Continue reading →