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Netherfoodie Cottage, Dairsie, Fife
Standing Stones (destroyed): OS Grid Reference — NO 4128 1769 Also Known as: Dairsie Stones Archaeology & History Recent archaeological investigations at the site which has become known as the Dairsie Hoard—where many pieces of broken Roman silverware were seemingly deposited in … Continue reading
Posted in Fife & Kinross, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Dairsie, earth mysteries, Fife, heritage, history, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, Osnaburgh, prehistoric sites, Roman archaeology, Romans, sacred sites, Scotland, silverware, Standing Stones
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Stump Cross, Goosnargh, Lancashire
Wayside Cross: OS Grid Reference – SD 57287 37421 Also Known as: Historic England Grade II Listed Building No. 1165108 Getting Here The cross is situated on the verge at the west side of the B5269 road near its junction … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Crosses, Lancashire
Tagged Agrimensores, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Crosses, England, english heritage, Goosnargh, Grimsargh, Hundred of Amounderness, Lancashire, Longridge, medieval history, Preston, Reverend Richard Wilkinson, Roman Survey, Romans, Wayside cross, Whittingham
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Trysting Stone, Doune, Perthshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 7256 0182 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24761 Deil’s Head Devil’s Head Fairy Stone Gold Stone Getting Here From the old cross in the middle of the village, walk along the A820 Balkerach … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, devil, Doune, earth mysteries, fairies, folklore, heritage, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, Romans, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stirling, traditions
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Lady Well, Ancaster, Lincolnshire
Holy well: OS Grid Reference – SK 9840 4332 Getting Here Park by the church, which has a Sheela Na Gig and some roman stones. Walk back to the A153 (Ancaster Cross roads), turn left and cross the road. Take the … Continue reading
Church Field, North Ockendon, Essex
Tumuli (destroyed): OS Grid-Reference – TQ 618 850 Also Known as: Monument No. 414124 Archaeology & History As with many prehistoric sites, this too was unearthed and seemingly destroyed in the 19th century. Although it seems that nothing now remains … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Essex
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Bulphan, burial mounds, cairns, Cranham, death, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Essex, Iron Age, North Ockendon, Romano-British, Romans, sacred sites, South Ockendon, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, Upminster
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Woofa Bank Enclosure, Burley Moor, West Yorkshire
Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – SE 13890 45516 Getting Here From Ilkley, take the Cowpasture Road up past Cow & Calf rocks, the hotel and along the moorside. A few hundred yards further, just before the next farm-building on your … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Burley-in-Wharfedale, earth mysteries, enclosures, England, folklore, ilkley moor, Iron Age, neolithic, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Romans, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, settlements, walling, West Yorkshire, Wharfedale
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Round Dikes, Addingham, West Yorkshire
Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – SE 0552 5013 Also Known as: Round Dykes The Camp Getting Here First highlighted on the 1850 Ordnance Survey map of western Addingham, this large oval embankment sits on the eastern side of Counter Hill, … Continue reading
Posted in Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, West
Tagged Addingham, antiquarian, antiquities, archaeological, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairns, dykes, earth mysteries, Earthworks, enclosure, Ilkley, Iron Age, prehistoric sites, Romans, sacred sites, settlement, settlements, Silsden, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, Wharfedale
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Eagle Stone, Blubberhouses Moor, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 14605 53815 Also Known as: Eagles Stone Getting Here To get here, follow the same directions as you would to reach the curious Green Plain settlement; but just before you reach that, you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Askwith, Blubberhouses, Bronze Age, carvings, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Denton, fords, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Roman roads, Romans, sacred sites, streams, Timble, Washburn Valley
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