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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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Tom-a-Clachan, Kirkmichael, Perthshire
Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 0808 5985 Archaeology & History Kirkmichael parish was an area that was described by George Chalmers (1887) as possessing “a vast body of Druid remains,” there being “a number of Druid cairns in the … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged ancient monuments, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, druids, earth mysteries, heritage, Kirkmichael, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, Strathardle
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Stone Rings, Pannal, North Yorkshire
Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 308 527 Archaeology & History No remains exist of the “stone rings”—or rings of stone—that once stood here in bygone centuries. The only remains left are in the place-names of the stream … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Stone Circles, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, England, english heritage, Harrogate, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Pannal, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Stone Circles
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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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Culhawk Hill, Kirriemuir, Angus
Stone Circle: OS Grid Reference – NO 3530 5620 Also Known as: Canmore ID 32209 Getting Here From Kirriemuir central, head up the Kinnordy road, going straight across the main road and continuing past the Kinnordy turn-off for just over a … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged ancient sites, Angus, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairn circles, heritage, Kinnordy, Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Kirriemuir, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Prehistoric Trackways, sacred sites, Scotland, Stone Circles, Strathmore
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Kipps, Linlithgow, West Lothian
Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 9909 7387 Also Known as: Canmore ID 47920 Archaeology & History In an Address to the Scottish Society of Antiquaries in the middle of the 19th century, Sir James Simpson (1862) pointed out … Continue reading
Posted in Lothian, West, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cromlechs, death, dolmens, earth mysteries, folklore, Heathenism, heritage, Linlithgow, marriage ceremonies, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, prehistoric siets, Scotland, Stone Circles, tombs, Torphichen, West Lothian
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Blakey Topping, Allerston, North Yorkshire
Stone Circle: OS Grid Reference – SE 8719 9338 Getting Here From Pickering, take the A169 towards Whitby. When you get to the Car Park at the ‘Hole-of-Horcum’ – (you can’t miss it), park the car and walk North along … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Stone Circles, Yorkshire, North
Tagged airts, Allertson, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blakey Topping, Bronze Age, creation myths, druidism, druids, England, geology, geomancy, giants, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Pickering, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Stone Circles
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Stone Hill Head, Allerston Moor, North Yorkshire
Standing Stone (missing): OS Grid Reference – SE 881 947 Archaeology & History A number of standing stones were reported by regional historian Robert Knox (1855) in his antiquarian work of this area, but forestry and vandalism has seen the demise … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged airts, Allerston, Allerston Moor, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Broxa, druidis, druidism, England, english heritage, Fylingdales, geomancy, Goathland, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Pickering, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Silpho, Stone Circles
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Cupar Stone Circle, St. Martin’s, Perthshire
Stone Circle (ruins): OS Grid Reference – NO 15958 31227 Also Known as: Canmore ID 28632 Getting Here Follow the same directions as if you’re visiting the Witches Stone of St. Martin’s. On the way up the long dirt-track, just where … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balbeggie, Bronze Age, criminal trials, earth mysteries, folklore, Guildtown, heritage, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, St. Martins, Stone Circles, Strathtay, traditions, Wolfhill
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