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St. Margaret’s Stone, Dunfermline, Fife

Posted on November 16, 2019 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NT 10837 85060 Getting Here Take the A823 road out of Dunfermline south towards Rosyth. A half-mile before you hit the motorway roundabout, at the roundabout where Carnegie Avenue takes you east, turn west … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Fife & Kinross, Scotland | Tagged ancient monuments, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dunfermline, Fife, folklore, healing, heritage, kingship, legends, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Queen Margaret, queens, Queensferry, Rosyth, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, St. Margaret, tourist attractions, traditions | 1 Comment

St. Peter’s Well, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Posted on May 16, 2019 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 308 336 Archaeology & History This is one of three wells that were dedicated to St Peter in the Leeds district. The first of them, near the city centre, was described by the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, healing wells, Holy Wells, Leeds, medieval history, Quarry Hill, sacred sites, saints, St Peter, water, West Yorkshire | 1 Comment

St. Finglassin’s Well, Kinglassie, Fife

Posted on December 16, 2018 by noynafox

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NT 22797 98814 Also Known as: Canmore ID 52894 St Finglassin’s Well St Glass’s Well Getting Here In Kinglassie village, from the Main Street follow Redwells Road and turn right where it forks and follow … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fife & Kinross, Holy Wells, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, Fife, Gleneagles, healing wells, Holy Wells, Kinglassie, medieval history, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, water | 2 Comments

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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Swithins Well, Rothwell, West Yorkshire

Posted on September 4, 2018 by megalithix

Healing Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 3442 2686 Also Known as: St. Swithin’s Well Archaeology & History Highlighted in the fields on the south-side of Rothwell village on the 1854 OS-map, Swithin’s Well was, according to historian Andrea Smith … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Carlton, England, english heritage, healing wells, Holy Wells, Lofthouse, medieval history, place-names, Rothwell, sacred sites, saints, St Swithin, water, West Yorkshire | 2 Comments

Brandy Well, Carlton, North Yorkshire

Posted on June 17, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – NZ 52 03? Archaeology & History Not marked on any map of the area (that I can find), this little-known possible holy well is described just once in one of Mr Blakeborough’s (1912) … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cleveland, Holy Wells, Yorkshire, North | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Carlton, Carlton-in-Cleveland, Cleveland, earth mysteries, english heritage, Faceby, healing springs, Holy Wells, medieval history, North Yorkshire, sacred sites, saints, St Brendan, water | Leave a comment

Lady Betty’s Well, Leckie, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire

Posted on June 9, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 69441 94687 Getting Here From Gargunnock village, take the road west towards Leckie, and then just before the right-angled bend in the road down towards the A811, bear sharp left, and then immediate … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, cailleach, Gargunnock, healing wells, heritage, Holy Wells, Leckie, medieval history, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, St Kessog, Stirlingshire, water | 2 Comments

St. Patrick’s Well, Dunruchan, Muthill, Perthshire

Posted on April 13, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 77905 17365 Getting Here Take the B827 road between Comrie and Braco. If you’re coming via Comrie, going uphill for 3.1 miles (5.1km); but if from Braco Roman Camp go along and eventually downhill … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Comrie, customs, Dunruchan, folklore, Glen Artney, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, Muthill, Perthshire, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, St. Patrick, traditions, water | Leave a comment

St. Michael’s Well, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Posted on October 22, 2017 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 2618 7353 Also Known as: Canmore ID 75958 Silver Well Archaeology & History This ‘holy well of the dragon-slayer’ could once be found close to where old Cowgate meets St Mary’s Street. Highlighted … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Well, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire

Posted on October 20, 2017 by megalithix

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 →