Tag Archives: Renfrewshire

Clochoderick Stone, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire

Posted on January 29, 2019 by megalithix

Rocking Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 37363 61280 Also Known as: Canmore ID 42329 Archaeology & History On the outer southern edge of Kilbarchan parish—right near the ancient boundary line itself—this giant stone of the druids is seems to be well-known … Continue reading →

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Posted in Renfrewshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boundaries, druids, folklore, geology, geophysics, heritage, Howwood, Kilbarchan, lava, legendary rocks, legends, Lochwinnoch, myths, prophecy, Renfrewshire, ritual magick, rocking stones, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions | 1 Comment

Overlee, Clarkston, Renfrewshire

Posted on March 2, 2018 by megalithix

Souterrains & Settlement (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 577 572 Also Known as: Canmore ID 43802 Archaeology & History This was an astonishing-sounding place, little-known beyond the pages of specialist historians. It has been described in modern terms as simply “subterranean structures”, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Souterrains | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Busby, Cathcart, Clarkston, earth mysteries, Eastwood, fogous, Glasgow, heritage, history, Iron Age, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Renfrewshire, sacred sites, settlements, shamanism, shamans, souterrains, Strathclyde, sweat lodges, underground houses, weems | 1 Comment

St. Peter’s Well, Houston, Renfrewshire

Posted on June 5, 2017 by megalithix

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference — NS 40764 67503 Also Known as: Canmore ID 43125 Archaeology & History Located on the north side of the village, in a field east of Greenhill Farm, this old Well was once (still is?) covered … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, christians, earth mysteries, Glasgow, hagiology, healing wells, heritage, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Houston, medieval history, Renfrewshire, sacred sites, St Peter, water | 1 Comment

Craigenfeoch, Johnstone, Renfrewshire

Posted on December 21, 2016 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 4361 6173 Also Known as: Canmore ID 43233 Craigton Woods Carving Getting Here Get yourselves to Johnstone or Elderslie (which just about fuse into each other) and off the B789 road, make your way … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, Elderslie, Glasgow, heritage, historic Scotland, Johnstone, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Renfrewshire, sacred sites, Strathclyde | Leave a comment

Larkfield Moor, Inverkip, Renfrewshire

Posted on November 30, 2015 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 2295 7591 Also Known as: Canmore ID 41327 Archaeology & History When the moorland here was still free from the dodgy factory workings of Texas Instruments (UK) Ltd, a Mr F. Newall (1960) … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, Gourock, Greenock, heritage, Inverclyde, Inverkip, neolithic, petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Leave a comment

Boydstone Road, Eastwood, Glasgow, Renfrewshire

Posted on March 17, 2010 by megalithix

Standing Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 540 607 Archaeology & History There is very little known of this once proud standing stone, said by one writer to have been about 12 feet long: six-feet of it in the … Continue reading →