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The New Northern Antiquarian
Subscribers will all have noticed that I’ve hardly been adding any site-profiles over the last year. I can only apologise for this. The reasons for this are simple: I’ve been working on upgrading the blog into a website — which … Continue reading
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Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, chambered cairns, cup-and-rings, Cursus Monuments, England, english heritage, folklore, geomancy, Holy Wells, Ireland, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, stone crosses, the northern antiquarian, traditions, Wales
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St. Margaret’s Stone, Dunfermline, Fife
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
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
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Kalemouth Carving, Eckford, Roxburghshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NT 714 275 Archaeology & History Now housed in the National Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh, this little-known petroglyph was rediscovered in 1957 by a Mr G.F. Ritchie, not far from the once-large Kalemouth … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Tagged ancient monuments, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Borders, Bronze Age, cairns, carved stones, Crailing, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, Eckford, heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, sacred sites, Scotland, symbolism, tombs
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Castleton (2), Cowie, Stirling, Stirlingshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 85494 88272 Also Known as: Castleton 9 (van Hoek) Getting Here If you’re travelling from Stirling or Bannockburn, take the B9124 east to Cowie (and past it) for 3¾ miles (6km), turning left at … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged Airth, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, Cowie, Crosses, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, eyes, Firth of Forth, heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, symbolism
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Mineral Well, Glen Lyon, Perthshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 72110 47768 Also Known as: Iron Well Getting Here From Fortingall village, head west and turn down into the incredible beauty that is Glen Lyon. As you enter the trees, a half-mile along … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Breadalbane, chalybeate wells, chalybeates, folklore, Fortingall, Glen Lyon, healing springs, Holy Wells, legends, mineral wells, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish heritage, Scottish mountains, traditions, water
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Whin Well, Stirling, Stirlingshire
Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – NS 7934 9412 Archaeology & History Shown on the 1858 map of the city, this ‘Well of the Gorse’ (from the old folk-name ‘whin’, or Ulex Europareus) on the northern side of the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, gorse, healing wells, herbs, Holy Wells, medieval history, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, water, whin
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Drumend, Easter Rattray, Perthshire
Stone Circle (ruins): OS Grid Reference – NO 20175 45825 Also Known as: Canmore ID 30760 Old Rattray Getting Here Just less than a mile east of Blairgowrie, the site is situated about 200 yards along a farm track that … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stone Circles
Tagged Archaeology, Blairgowrie, Bronze Age, Drumend, Easter Rattray, Heathen Ritual, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Old Rattray, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, Rattray Parish, River Ericht, ruined circle, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stanes Farm, Standing Stones, Stone Circles
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Lady Well, Tibbermore, Perthshire
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 05190 23479 Also Known as: Canmore ID 26862 St Mary’s Well Getting Here Approaching Tibbermore from Huntingtower, turn left in the village and the site of the Lady Well is visible in … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Bishopric of Dunkeld, Holy Wells, Lady Well, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, St Mary's Well, Tibbermore
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Denoon Law, Glamis, Angus
Hill Fort: OS Grid Reference – NO 35464 44395 Also Known as: Canmore ID 32139 Law of Denoon Getting Here Travelling north through Balkeerie on the Newtyle/Glamis road, turn right onto the Denoon road and follow it to the T-junction. … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Hillforts, Scotland
Tagged ancient monuments, ancient sites, Angus, Archaeology, Balkeerie, Denoon, Denoon Glen, Denoon Law, Earthworks, fairy folk, fairy lore, folklore, Glamis, Hillforts, legends, prehistoric sites, Queen of the fairies, Scotland, Sidlaws
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