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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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Tammie Blair’s Well, Dunblane, Stirlingshire

Posted on August 13, 2018 by megalithix

Healing Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 780 010 Archaeology & History It’s difficult to work out the exact position of this lost well, even from Alexander Barty’s (1944) description of the place. There are several unnamed ‘Wells’ on the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, bishops, christianity, Dunblane, heritage, Holy Wells, medieval history, Perthshire, River Allan, sacred sites, St Blane, Stirlingshire, water | Leave a comment

Bishop’s Well, Dunblane, Stirlingshire

Posted on August 13, 2018 by megalithix

Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 78126 01281 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24681 Archaeology & History This now-lost holy well was a place whose history was integrally tied to the adjacent and also destroyed Bishop’s Palace: a large … Continue reading →

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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

Peace Stone, Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire

Posted on May 15, 2018 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 56413 99540 Also Known as: Canmore ID 44622 Gartrenich Malling Menteith 1 Getting Here The quickest way here is bedevilled with troublesome parking (and an unhelpful local at Malling Cottage). That aside, roughly halfway … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged Aberfoyle, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, folklore, Lake of Menteith, legends, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, Port of Menteith, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, prophecy, rock carvings, sacred sites, Stirlingshire | Leave a comment

Airthrey Mineral Wells, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire

Posted on March 21, 2018 by megalithix

Healing Wells: OS Grid Reference – NS 79504 97686 Also Known as: Airthrey Spa Airthrey Springs Bridge of Allan Spa Canmore ID 317260 Getting Here The old well-house is accessed easily. From the main road of Henderson Street (or A9), that … Continue reading →

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Abbey Craig, Stirling, Stirlingshire

Posted on March 20, 2018 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – NS 8094 9566 Also Known as: Canmore ID 47113 Wallace Monument Fort Getting Here Most folk visiting here are coming from Stirling city. There are various buses to get here, which head out over Stirling Bridge … Continue reading →

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Posted in Hillforts, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, battles, Bridge of Allan, Causewayhead, fortresses, heritage, hill forts, Hillforts, Iron Age, Logie, prehistoric sites, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, tourist attractions, Wallace Monument, William Wallace | Leave a comment

Moirlanich (1), Killin, Perthshire

Posted on October 31, 2017 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 56404 34148 Getting Here Take the same directions as if you’re going to the nearby Moirlanich 2 Carving (about 550 yards down Glen Lochay, on the north side of Killin). In the same field, … Continue reading →

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Moirlanich (2), Killin, Perthshire

Posted on October 31, 2017 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 56522 34078 Getting Here From Killin, take the A827 road out of the north side of the village, turning left down Glen Lochay just before the Bridge of Lochay Hotel. 500 yards along the … Continue reading →

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Over Glenny (04), Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire

Posted on September 16, 2017 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference — NN 56991 02834 Also Known as: Canmore ID 352014 Getting Here Along the A81 road from Port of Menteith to Aberfoyle, watch out for the small road in the trees running at an angle sharply … Continue reading →

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