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Colpy, Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire
Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NJ 6411 3261 Also Known as: Canmore ID 18272 Archaeology & History Just like the stone circle a half-mile east at Kirkton of Culsalmond, nothing now remains of this megalithic ring. It was first … Continue reading
Posted in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged Aberdeenshire, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, churches, Colpy, Culsalmond, Dunecht, earth mysteries, fairs, festivals, folklore, Garioch, heathens, heritage, historic Scotland, Kirkton of Culsalmond, megalithic, Megaliths, midsummer, neolithic, oral tradition, paganism, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, shamans, St Sairs, St Serf, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, summer solstice, traditions
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Borgie Well, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 64412 60194 Getting Here There must be an easier way to visit this site than the method I used. Which was: along Cambuslang’s Main Street (A724), turn up the B759 Greenlees Road for nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Cambuslang, dialect, drugs, earth mysteries, etymology, fungi, healing, herbalism, herbs, heritage, historic Scotland, history, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, magic mushrooms, medieval history, oracles, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, Vicarland, water, witches plants
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Shaman’s Lodge, Glen Cochill, Perthshire
Hut Circles: OS Grid Reference – NN 90591 41247 — NEW FIND Getting Here Take the same directions to reach the giant Carn Ban prehistoric tomb. Follow the track past the tomb further onto the moorland until you reach a … Continue reading
Posted in Hut Circles, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Aberfeldy, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, death, Dunkeld, earth mysteries, Glen Cochill, heritage, hut circles, medicine men, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, ritual sites, sacred sites, Scotland, settlements, shamanism, shamans, tombs, tumulus, walling
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Dwarf’s Tomb, Alva, Clackmannanshire
Tomb: OS Grid Reference – NS 8848 9754 Also Known as: Canmore ID 47076 Getting Here From the main street through Alva, between the Co-op and the corner shop, go up the small road at the side of the Johnstone … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Tagged Alva, Alva Glen, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, caves, Clackmannanshire, death, dwarf, dwarves, folklore, heathen, Heathenism, heritage, little people, magick, neolithic, Ochils, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, shamans, superstitions, tombs
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St. Fillan’s Chair, Dundurn, Comrie, Perthshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – NN 7081 2325 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24876 Dundurn Fillan’s Chair St. Fillan’s Bed Getting Here Not hard to find. Between the small towns of Comrie and St. Fillans along the A85 road, … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Bronze Age, Comrie, cup-markings, Dundurn, earth mysteries, folklore, forts, hagiology, healing, heathen, Heathenism, heritage, history, legends, Mayday, omphaos, paganism, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, ritual magick, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, shamanism, St Fillans, St. Fillan, Strathearn
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Maiden’s Well, Glendevon, Perthshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 9703 0139 Also Known as: 1. Maiden Well Getting Here Follow the same directions as if you’re going to the Maiden Castle fairy hill. About 100 yards before reaching the hill, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Clackmannanshire, curses, Dollar, faerie, fairies, folklore, folktales, ghosts, Glendevon, hauntings, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, legends, little people, mountains, Ochils, Perthshire, sacred springs, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, superstitions, traditions, water
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Maiden Castle, Glendevon, Perthshire
Legendary Hill: OS Grid Reference – NN 9710 0141 Also Known as: 1. Maiden’s Castle Getting Here Take the small steep road uphill from the town of Dollar in Clackmannanshire towards Castle Campbell. Less than 100 yards above the small … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Clackmannanshire, Dollar, elves, faerie, fairies, folklore, folktales, Glendevon, healing, heritage, legends, little people, mountains, Ochils, Perthshire, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, tradition
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Well of the Whooping-Cough, Killin, Perthshire
Legendary Stone & Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – NN 579 323 Also Known as: Fuaran na Druidh Chasad Whooping Cough Well Archaeology & History The grid-reference given for this site is only an approximation based on the description … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, folklore, heathen, Heathenism, herbalism, Holy Wells, Killin, legends, moss, mosses, paganism, Perthshire, ritual magick, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, Tayside, water
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Carlie Craig, Blairlogie, Stirlingshire
Legendary Rocks: OS Grid Reference – NS 816 970 Also Known as: Carla Craig Carlin Craig Witches’ Craig Getting Here If you’re coming from Blairlogie, a half-mile west of the village, take the B998 road to the university, but turn … Continue reading
Posted in Sacred Nature, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged animism, black dogs, Blairlogie, Bridge of Allan, cailleach, churches, comparative religion, devils, folklore, geology, history, kirks, legends, Nature, Ochils, paganism, pagans, Picts, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, shamans, Stirling, Stirlingshire, witchcraft, witches
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