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Clach na Foinne, Glen Lochay, Perthshire

Posted on December 9, 2017 by megalithix

Legendary Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 50 38 Also Known as: Clach an Dlogh Wart Stone Archaeology & History There is no written history of this site; only the quiet murmurings of a few locals whose families go back … Continue reading →

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Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Breadalbane, folklore, Glen Lochay, healing stones, heritage, Killin, legends, magic, Megaliths, paganism, Perthshire, Scotland, shamanism, shielings, stones, superstitions, sympathetic magic, wart stones, warts, witchcraft | 1 Comment

Witches’ Stone, Ratho, Midlothian

Posted on February 15, 2012 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 1273 6973 Also Known as: Canmore ID 50366 Witch’s Stone Archaeology & History This fascinating looking carving (in my personal Top 10 of all-time favourites cup-and-rings in the UK!) was unfortunately destroyed sometime … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Midlothian, Scotland | Tagged airts, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bonnington, Bronze Age, Burnwynd, cailleach, cromlechs, dolmens, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, geology, heritage, Linburn, Livingston, midlothian, neolithic, paganism, pagans, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Ratho, religion, rocks, sacred sites, Scotland, spirit, stones, superstitions, Wilkieston, witch, witchcraft, witches | Leave a comment

Eller Edge (431), Pock Stones Moor, Thruscross, North Yorkshire

Posted on July 3, 2011 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 09059 61506 Getting Here From Appletreewick take the road east through Skyreholme and up Skyreholme Bank, bearing right at the fork in the tracks along the ancient Forest Road. Keep going till you … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North | Tagged antiquities, Appletreewick, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Greenhow, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, rocks, Skyreholme, stones, Thruscross | Leave a comment

Kelpie’s Stane, Corgarff, Aberdeenshire

Posted on October 14, 2008 by megalithix

Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – NJ 264 087 Also known as: Kelpie Stone Folklore The old Scottish folklorist, A.A. MacGregor, described this legendary rock, “by the Bridge of Luib, on the River Don,” in his classic Peat Fire Flame. … Continue reading →