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Tag Archives: superstitions
Bogle Bush, Collace, Perthshire
Legendary Tree: OS Grid Reference – NO 19 32 Also Known as : Bogle Busk Bogle Buss Archaeology & History Perusal of a 25″ OS map of 1867 shows, in almost microscopic lettering, a feature marked ‘Bogle Bush’. I transferred the … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, boggarts, bogles, Collace, folklore, ghosts, haunting, heritage, nature spirits, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, spirits, superstitions, traditions, Trees
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Witches Stone, Kirkton of Auchterhouse, Angus
Cup-and-Ring Stone (lost): OS Grid Reference – NO 345 392 Also Known as: Canmore ID 31908 Greenfield Knowe Greenford Knowe Sidlaw Hospital Spittal Stones Archaeology & History We have no precise location for this carving, nor several of its petroglyphic relatives … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland
Tagged Angus, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Auchterhouse, Bronze Age, carved stones, Cup-and-Ring Stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dundee, earth mysteries, folklore, ghosts, heritage, Kirkton of Auchterhouse, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Newtyle, petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, Scotland, Sidlaw Hills, Standing Stones, superstitions, traditions, witchcraft, witches
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Fairy Well, Logie, Stirlingshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 8135 9804 Also Known as: Canmore ID 47123 Hielantman’s Well Highlandman’s Well Holy Well Getting Here From Stirling, take the A9 to Bridge of Allan, turning right at the roundabout along the A907 for … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bridge of Allan, cairns, dancing, Dunblane, earth mysteries, ethnology, faerie, fairies, folklore, heritage, Holy Wells, hydromancy, legends, Logie, music, Ochils, ritual, sacred sites, Scotland, Sheriffmuir, Stirling, Stirlingshire, superstitions, tombs, traditions, tumulus, water
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Hawklemass Well, Whittingham, Northumberland
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NU 0683 1228 Archaeology & History References to this site seem very scarce. A well is highlighted on the 1866 OS-map of the region close to the spot which D.D. Dixon (1895) said it … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Northumbria
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, earth mysteries, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, ghosts, Glanton, healing, healing wells, Holy Wells, legends, Northumberland, Northumbria, sacred sites, superstitions, traditions, water, Whittingham
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Holy Well, Longthorpe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Holy Well: OS Grid-Reference – TL 1678 9815 Also known as: St. Cloud’s Well Getting Here From Thorpe Green, Longthorpe, then take the Larklands road. Once a copse of trees appears at the front near a T-junction, the well can … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridgeshire, England (south), Holy Wells, Northamptonshire
Tagged Abbey, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Cambridgeshire, folklore, Folly, healing, history, holy well, Holy Wells, Longthorpe, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, sacred sites, superstitions, traditions, water
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Dwarf’s Tomb, Alva, Clackmannanshire
Tomb: OS Grid Reference – NS 8848 9754 Also Known as: Canmore ID 47076 Getting Here From the main street through Alva, between the Co-op and the corner shop, go up the small road at the side of the Johnstone … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Tagged Alva, Alva Glen, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, caves, Clackmannanshire, death, dwarf, dwarves, folklore, heathen, Heathenism, heritage, little people, magick, neolithic, Ochils, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, shamanism, shamans, superstitions, tombs
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Maiden’s Well, Glendevon, Perthshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – NN 9703 0139 Also Known as: 1. Maiden Well Getting Here Follow the same directions as if you’re going to the Maiden Castle fairy hill. About 100 yards before reaching the hill, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Clackmannanshire, curses, Dollar, faerie, fairies, folklore, folktales, ghosts, Glendevon, hauntings, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, legends, little people, mountains, Ochils, Perthshire, sacred springs, Scotland, Scottish, shamanism, superstitions, traditions, water
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Blue Stane, St. Andrews, Fife
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 50552 16707 Also Known as: Blue Stone Getting Here From the bus station in town, walk across the road and to your right, as if you’re heading into the town centre. Barely 100 … Continue reading
St. Canna’s Stone, Llangan, Carmarthenshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – SN 1770 1874 Also Known as: Chair of St. Canna St Canna’s Chair Archaeology & History This once important healing stone that was moved a short distance (from grid reference SN 1775 1875 to SN … Continue reading
Posted in Carmarthenshire, Sacred Nature, Wales
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Carmarthenshire, curing, earth mysteries, folklore, goblins, hagiography, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, Iron Age, Llangan, megalithic, Megaliths, paganism, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, saints, St Canna, superstitions, Wales
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Calf Hey Well, Briercliffe, Lancashire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 87943 34622 Getting Here The holy well/spring can be reached by following the Worsthorne road south from Haggate to Cockden Bridge over the River Don, then following the footpath due east beside the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lancashire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Briercliffe, Burnley, earth mysteries, Extwistle, faerie, fairies, folklore, Holy Wells, hydromancy, Lancashire, little people, sacred sites, superstitions, water
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