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St. Helen’s Well, Thorpe Hesley, South Yorkshire
Holy Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – SD 370 960 Archaeology & History In Rob Wilson’s (1991) study on the saints and wells of South Yorkshire, he mentions this site which, it would seem, may have been lost to history. … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, South
Tagged animism, Chapeltown, christianity, Ecclesfield, England, english heritage, hagiography, healing, Holy Wells, paganism, rotherham, sacred sites, saints, sheffield, South Yorkshire, St. Helen, Thorpe Hesley, water, Wentowrth, worship
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Ball Cross Carving 02, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SK 231 691 Archaeology & History One of three carvings that were located inside the walling of the Ball Cross hillfort during excavations here in the early 1950s by J. Stanley. (1954) Each carving … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Derbyshire
Tagged antiquarian, Archaeology, Bakewell, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Derbyshire, earth mysteries, England, heritage, hill forts, Hillforts, neolithic, Peak District, Pennines, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, pictograms, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, sheffield
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Birley Spa, Birley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SK 4090 8361 Getting Here Birley Spa is now open for special events and the first Saturday in the summer months; however it is best to check that the site is open as it is open … Continue reading
Apronful of Stones, Bradfield, South Yorkshire
Cairn: OS Grid Reference – SK 2448 9459 Archaeology & History This was another example of the many giant cairns that scatter the upland moors on the Pennines, but much of it has been destroyed, with some halfwits in recent … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, South
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, creation myths, death, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, giants, High Bradfield, legends, Low Bradfield, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, sheffield, South Yorkshire, tombs, Wigtwizzle
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New Hagg Standing Stone, Hallam Moors, South Yorkshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – SK 25815 87058 Getting Here From Redmires Road, follow the path on the opposite side of the road from the reservoirs that follows the “conduit”: a man-made dyke marked on the map at SK … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, South
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, english heritage, Hallam Moors, Hollow Meadows, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, sheffield, South Yorkshire, Standing Stones
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Wyming Brook Shelter, Redmires, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Rock Shelter / Cave: OS Grid Reference – SK 2715 8630 Getting Here Park at Wyming Brook nature reserve car park off Redmires road and head off up the steps to the right of the notice board. Turn immediately right … Continue reading
Reddicar Clough, Hallam Moor, South Yorkshire
Long Cist: OS Grid Reference – SK 2624 8688 Also Known as: Ash Cabin Long Cist Getting Here Despite a footpath being marked on the OS map, there’s none I could find and the only way to get there is … Continue reading
Ash Cabin Flat, Hallam Moor, South Yorkshire
Embanked Stone Circle: OS Grid Reference – SK 2693 8625 Getting Here Follow Redmires road till you come to Wyming brook nature reserve and use the free parking facilities there. From the car park you need the signposted path to … Continue reading
Dragon’s Well, Bolsterstone, South Yorkshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SK 2827 9697 Also Known as: Allman Well Archaeology & History Also known as the Allman’s Well, an inscription with an 1818 datestone was to be found here. But according to folklorists Dave Clarke … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, South
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bolsterstone, Deepcar, dragons, earth mysteries, english heritage, Ewden, folk-lore, folklore, healing springs, history, Holy Wells, legends, myths, sheffield, South Yorkshire, spas, water, Wharncliffe
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