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Gawk Hall Stone, Middleton Moor, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 13004 53097 Getting Here Probably the easiest route to find this is via the Roman Road from Blubberhouses. Go up Cooper Lane a few hundred yards, turning right (west) on the footpath past … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Denton Moor, England, english heritage, Middleton Moor, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, rock carvings
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Peace Stone, Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 56413 99540 Also Known as: Canmore ID 44622 Gartrenich Malling Menteith 1 Getting Here The quickest way here is bedevilled with troublesome parking (and an unhelpful local at Malling Cottage). That aside, roughly halfway … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged Aberfoyle, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, folklore, Lake of Menteith, legends, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, Port of Menteith, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, prophecy, rock carvings, sacred sites, Stirlingshire
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Montalt, Dunning, Perthshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 06 13 Also Known as: Canmore ID 26675 Mount Alt Farm Archaeology & History This is a curious stone and may not be the type of ‘cup-marked’ rock we’re used to. Maybe… It is presently … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, Bronze Age, burials, Condie, cup marked stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dunning, Forgandenny, Forteviot, heritage, neolithic, Ochil Hills, Ochils, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, rock carvings, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish history, urns
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Langside House, Cathcart, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone (removed): OS Grid Reference – NS 5726 6128 Also Known as: Bluebell Woods Canmore ID 44291 Langside Stone Archaeology & History Amidst where now the busy city spreads on the south-side of Glasgow, there was once an excellent multi-ringed prehistoric … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Battlefield, Bronze Age, Cathcart, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, Glasgow, heritage, history, Lanarkshire, neolithic, Petroglyphs, Pollokshaws, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Queens Park, rock carvings, sacred sites, Scotland
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St. Patrick’s Well, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NX 0010 5412 Also Known as: Canmore ID 60610 Archaeology & History This long-lost holy well was located on the southeast side of the town. It was highlighted on the first OS-map in 1849, but … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Wigtownshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, folklore, Galloway, healing, heritage, history, Holy Wells, Ireland, myth, Petroglyphs, Portpatrick, prehistoric rock art, rock carvings, saints, Scotland, St. Patrick, superstitions, water, Wigtownshire
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Cow Keeper’s Field (1), Boulby, Easington, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NZ 7540 1922 Also Known as: BOU-5 (Brown & Chappell) Archaeology & History Inside the once prominent prehistoric tomb on the Cow Keeper’s Field, the northern antiquarians William Hornsby and John Laverick (1920) came across … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cleveland, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Boulby, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, Cleveland, cremations, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, Easington, England, english heritage, Loftus, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, rock carvings, sacred sites, Staithes, tombs, tumulus
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Cow Keeper’s Field (2), Boulby, Easington, North Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NZ 7540 1922 Also Known as: BOU-5 (Brown & Chappell) Archaeology & History Inside the once prominent prehistoric tumulus on the Cow Keeper’s Field (now destroyed), the northern antiquarians William Hornsby and John Laverick (1920) … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cleveland, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Boulby, Bronze Age, cairns, Cleveland, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, Easington, England, english heritage, Loftus, neolithic, North Yorkshire, petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, rock carvings, sacred sites, Staithes, tombs, tumulus
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Cow Keepers Field, Boulby, Easington, North Yorkshire
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NZ 7540 1922 Also Known as: Boulby Barns Archaeology & History This prehistoric tomb was one in a cluster of tumuli in the Boulby district, uncovered by the northern antiquarians, William Hornsby and John Laverick … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Cleveland, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Boulby, Bronze Age, cairns, Cleveland, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, Easington, England, english heritage, Loftus, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, rock carvings, sacred sites, Staithes, tombs, tumulus
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Snowden Carr carving (610), Askwith, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 18105 51210 Getting Here From Otley, take the road north across the River Wharfe up and up, heading towards Askwith Moor. As the moorland opens up ahead of you, at the crossroads turn … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Askwith, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, rock carvings, Snowden Carr, Timble, Weston
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Ringstone Carving, Torrisdale Bay, Farr, Sutherland
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NC 691 616 — NEW FIND Getting Here Take the A836 road between Tongue and Bettyhill, turning down at Borgie Bridge for 1.8 miles (2.87km) until you reach the little information sign at the roadside. … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Sutherland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Borgie, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, Farr, heritage, historic Scotland, Iron Age, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, rock carvings, Scotland, Scottish history, Skerray, Sutherland, Tongue, Torrisdale Bay
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