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Jim Craven’s Well, Thornton, West Yorkshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference — SE 0967 3251? Archaeology & History Another well with considerable supernatural renown was this little-known site near the old village of Thornton, on the western outskirts of Bradford. We’re not 100% sure about its … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, black dogs, Bradford, chalybeates, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hauntings, healing, history, Holy Wells, phantoms, sacred spring, shamanism, supernatural, superstitions, Thornton, water, West Yorkshire
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The Grey Lady, Lundie, Angus
Standing Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 3069 3609 Also Known as: Canmore ID 31894 Getting Here The site of the stone is on the top of a ridge due west of Lundie Castle and is best approached from … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, folklore, ghost, heritage, kidney shape, Lunar symbolism, Lundie, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, prehistoric, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, supernatural, White Lady Ghost
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Bogle’s Well, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 597 650 Archaeology & History Of all the ancient wells in the city of Glasgow, this has to be one of the most intriguing! Descriptions of it are few and far between, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boggarts, bogles, earth mysteries, elementals, faerie, fairies, folklore, ghosts, Glasgow, goblins, healing springs, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, legends, little people, medieval history, sacred sites, sacred wells, Scotland, supernatural, water
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Samson’s Stone, Crieff, Perthshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – NN 82519 22021 Also Known as: Canmore ID 96866 Getting Here Tale the A85 road between Comrie and Crieff and, roughly halfway between the two towns, take the minor road south to Strowan (it’s easily … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Comrie, creation myths, Crieff, earth mysteries, folklore, geology, giants, glacial erratics, heritage, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, Monzievaird, Perthshire, Scotland, Strowan, supernatural, superstition, Tayside, traditions
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Beinn na Cailleach, Broadford, Skye
Sacred Mountain: OS Grid Reference – NG 601 232 Getting Here Seems rather daft giving directions for a mountain, but… For incomers, cross the bridge onto the island and keep on the A87 road to Broadford. A couple of mile … Continue reading
Posted in Hebrides, Inner, Inverness-shire, Sacred Nature, Scotland, Skye
Tagged animism, Broadford, cailleach, creation myth, folk-lore, folklore, giants, goddess, Hebrides, holy well, Isle of Skye, Kali, legends, mythology, myths, old woman, sacred mountain, Scotland, spirit, supernatural
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Kelpie’s Stane, Corgarff, Aberdeenshire
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
Posted in Aberdeenshire, Sacred Nature
Tagged Aberdeenshire, Archaeology, boulders, cailleach, Corgarff, faerie, fertility rites, folk-lore, folklore, healing, kelpies, legends, myth, sacred rocks, Scotland, stones, supernatural
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Clach na Glaistig, Iona, Argyll
Legendary Rocks: OS Grid Reference – NM 262 222 Also Known as: Glaistig’s Stone Folklore One of the best known supernatural creatures in the Scottish Highlands and Islands was one called the Glaistig: an elemental described variously as, “a thin, grey … Continue reading
Beinn na Cailleach, Islay, Argyll
Sacred Mountain: OS Grid Reference – NR 450 596 Also Known as: Beinn na Caillich Folklore Another great mountain of the ‘Old Woman’: primal creation deity of these hills. Whether she holds sway over the land here for many months, … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Hebrides, Inner, Islay (Isle of), Sacred Nature
Tagged cailleach, folk-lore, folklore, goddess, holy well, Islay, Kali, legends, old woman, sacred mountain, Scotland, spirit, supernatural
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