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Lady Well, Airth, Stirlingshire

Posted on September 18, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 89801 86524 Also Known as: Canmore ID 46862 Lady’s Well Spaw Well Archaeology & History Once to be seen flowing on the south-side of the Pow Burn below Airth Castle, all traces of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged Airth, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, customs, Falkirk, folk-lore, folklore, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, hyrdomancy, Lady Well, medieval history, place-names, River Forth, sacred sites, sacred springs, saints, spas, St. Mary, Stirling, Stirlingshire, traditions, water, witchcraft | Leave a comment

Red Well, Alloa, Clackmannanshire

Posted on June 8, 2018 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 87385 93435 Getting Here Along the A907 a mile west of Alloa and heading towards Tullibody, just before the roundabout across the road from the school fields, a small entrance takes you into … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clackmannanshire, Holy Wells, Scotland | Tagged Alloa, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, chalybeate wells, chalybeates, Clackmannanshire, folklore, healing, heritage, history, Holy Wells, hydromancy, sacred sites, sacred springs, Scotland, Scottish history, Tullibody, water | Leave a comment

St. Bride’s Well, London, Middlesex

Posted on January 20, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well (covered): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3157 8111 Archaeology & History Close to the centre of that corporate money-laundering place of homo-profanus that is the City of London, was once a site that represents the antithesis of what … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brigit, cailleach, druids, earth mysteries, England, Fleet Street, folklore, genius loci, goddess, heathens, Holy Wells, legends, London, medieval history, Middlesex, Mother goddess, myth, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, sacred springs, shamanism, St. Bride, traditions, water, Westminster | Leave a comment

St. Clement’s Well, Westminster, London, Middlesex

Posted on December 27, 2017 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3096 8106 Archaeology & History Close to the long-lost Strand Cross and long-lost Strand Maypole, in bygone centuries was also to be found a holy well of great repute, dedicated by early christians to … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, hagiology, Holy Wells, legends, ley-lines, leys, London, medieval history, Middlesex, myths, sacred sites, sacred springs, St Clement, St Clement Danes, The Strand, tourist attractions, water, Westminster | 1 Comment

St. Conval’s Well, Eastwood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Posted on September 12, 2016 by megalithix

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 5519 6020 Also Known as: St. Ninian’s Well Archaeology & History This all-but-forgotten holy well was becoming nothing but a faded memory even in the middle of the 19th century. Excluded from all … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Carnwadric, death, divination, earth mysteries, Eastwood, folklore, Giffnock, Glasgow, Halloween, heritage, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, hydropathy, Lanarkshire, Mansewood, Pollockshaws, prophecy, ritual magick, sacred springs, saints, Scotland, Shawlands, St Conval, St Ninian, Thornliebank, water | 2 Comments

Adam’s Well, Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on August 30, 2016 by megalithix

Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 225 691 Archaeology & History Unlike the Adam’s Well in Kent, deep daan saaf, this northern site of the same name is not only long lost, but we can find no traditions relating … Continue reading →

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St. Maha’s Well, Buchanan, Stirlingshire

Posted on February 5, 2016 by megalithix

Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 4573 9180 Also Known as: Canmore ID 43475 Saintmaha Well Getting Here Bittova walk to reach this one. From The Square in Drymen village, take the long Old Gartmore Road north for 1.4 miles … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balmaha, Buchanan, Drymen, earth mysteries, Gaelic, hagiology, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, Loch Lomond, paganism, sacred sites, sacred springs, saints, Scotland, St Maha, Stirlingshire, Strathendrick, water | Leave a comment

Lady Well, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Posted on January 13, 2016 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 3060 3373 Archaeology & History Deep in the industrial centre of Leeds, not far from the main bus station, could once be found one of Yorkshire’s many ‘Lady Wells’. The great historian … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, healing springs, Holy Wells, hydromancy, Leeds, medieval history, sacred sites, sacred springs, water, West Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Lund Well, Bingley, West Yorkshire

Posted on January 8, 2016 by megalithix

Sacred Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 0973 4091 Archaeology & History Once found in a cluster of three little wells all very close to each other near the top of the field where the Crossflatts roundabout joins up … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley, Crossflatts, druidism, druids, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, etymology, history, Holy Wells, hydromancy, hydrotherapy, Keighley, paganism, place-names, Riddlesden, sacred groves, sacred springs, Trees, water, West Yorkshire | 1 Comment

Our Lady’s Well, Stirling, Stirlingshire

Posted on December 10, 2015 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 7932 9454 Also Known as: Whiskey Well Whusky Well Archaeology & History Once found beneath the northern foot of Gowan Hill, below the old hillfort and close to Stirling’s famous castle, the … Continue reading →

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