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Our Lady’s Well, Straiton, Loanhead, Midlothian
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 2728 6669 Archaeology & History This is another all-but-forgotten holy well once dedicated to the Virgin Mary, close to the south-side of Edinburgh’s outer ring-road. It would seem to have been one … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, healing wells, heritage, Holy Wells, Liberton, Loanhead, medieval history, midlothian, Pentland, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, Scottish history, Straiton, Virgin Mary, water
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Tobair na h-oige, St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides
Sacred Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – NA 100 000 Also Known as: Well of Eternal Youth Folklore An old story told in previous centuries by the indigenous folk of Hirta (St. Kilda) described a long-lost well that was thought to be an abode … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrides, Outer, Holy Wells, Inverness-shire, Scotland, St. Kilda (Isles of)
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Atlantic Ocean, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, fairy tales, folklore, healing, heritage, Hirta, Holy Wells, Inverness-shire, legends, little people, Outer Hebrides, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, St. Kilda, water, well of eternal youth
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Bogle’s Well, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 597 650 Archaeology & History Of all the ancient wells in the city of Glasgow, this has to be one of the most intriguing! Descriptions of it are few and far between, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boggarts, bogles, earth mysteries, elementals, faerie, fairies, folklore, ghosts, Glasgow, goblins, healing springs, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, legends, little people, medieval history, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, supernatural, water
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Beltane Well, Kenmore, Perthshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 7867 4725 Also Known as: An Tobar Holy Well of Inchadney Getting Here From Kenmore village on the north-side of the river, over the bridge, take the small road on your right towards … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Aberfeldy, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, healing, Heathenism, heathens, heritage, Holy Wells, Inchadney, Kenmore, Nine Maidens, paganism, pagans, Perthshire, quartz, ritual, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, Tayside, water, Weem
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St. Patrick’s Well, Heysham, Lancashire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 4109 6159 Getting Here From Heysham village centre by the little roundabout, go down the gorgeous olde-worlde Main Street for about 150 yards, keeping your eyes peeled for the little track up to … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lancashire
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, folk-lore, folklore, healing, Heysham, holy water, Holy Wells, hydrotherapy, Ireland, Irish, Lancashire, Morecambe, sacred springs, sacred wells, St. Patrick, superstitions, traditions, water
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