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Overlee, Clarkston, Renfrewshire
Souterrains & Settlement (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 577 572 Also Known as: Canmore ID 43802 Archaeology & History This was an astonishing-sounding place, little-known beyond the pages of specialist historians. It has been described in modern terms as simply “subterranean structures”, … Continue reading
Posted in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Souterrains
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Busby, Cathcart, Clarkston, earth mysteries, Eastwood, fogous, Glasgow, heritage, history, Iron Age, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Renfrewshire, sacred sites, settlements, shamanism, shamans, souterrains, Strathclyde, sweat lodges, underground houses, weems
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St. Patrick’s Stone, Portpatrick, Wigtownshire
Cup-Marked Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NX 0010 5411 Archaeology & History Very little is known about this long-lost carving, whose primary information comes from the folklore records. Apparently it was found on a rock a short distance south … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Wigtownshire
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Britain, Bronze Age, creation myths, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, folklore, Galloway, giants, Holy Wells, legends, miracles, myths, neolithic, petrification, Petroglyphs, Portpatrick, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, shamanism, shamans, Wigtownshire
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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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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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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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Duncroisk Crosses Stone, Glen Lochay, Perthshire
Carved Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 53258 36436 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24167 Dancing Shaman Stone Duncroisk (Canmore) Duncroisk 4 (Morris) Warrior Stone Getting Here Follow the same directions to get to the cup-marked stone on the slope … Continue reading
Posted in Crosses, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Breadalbane, Bronze Age, carved stones, Crosses, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, folklore, Glen Lochay, heritage, Iron Age, Killin, magick, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, sacred sites, saints, Scotland, shaman, shamanism, shamans, solar symbols, St Charmaig, swastika, symbolism, Weem
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Man Stone, Askwith Moor, North Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 16722 50595 Also Known as: Carving no.516 (Boughey & Vickerman) Getting Here Truly takes a bit of finding this one! I s’ppose the easiest way to locate it is by approaching it from … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Askwith, Bronze Age, carved stones, carvings, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Denton, earth mysteries, hut circles, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric art, prehistoric rock art, settlements, shamanism, shamans, symbolism, symbols, tourist attractions, Washburn Valley, Wharfedale
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