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Tag Archives: Todmorden
Mount Cross, Cornholme, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – SD 91460 27280 Also Known as: Idol Cross Getting Here The site can be approached by going up the almost hidden long steep winding lane off the A646 in Cornholme; but if you don’t know … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Crosses, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Calderdale, christianity, Cornholme, Crosses, earth mysteries, folklore, Hebden Bridge, heritage, history, medieval history, monoliths, sacred sites, Shore, standing stone, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
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Thieveley, Holme Chapel, Lancashire
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SD 873 277 Archaeology & History A prehistoric cairn or tumulus could once be found close to the grid-reference cited here, but all trace of it has long since been destroyed. The site was … Continue reading
Tooter Hill, Bacup, Lancashire
Settlement: OS Grid Reference – SD 888 237 Also Known as: Tooter Hill Settlement Getting There: From Bacup town centre, take the A681 Sharneyford road for about 1½ miles towards Todmorden. At Sharneyford village take the footpath south for about … Continue reading
Posted in Lancashire, Settlement/Enclosures
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bacup, enclosures, flints, Lancashire, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Rossendale, settlements, Sharneyford, Todmorden
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Stones Farm, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Standing Stones: OS Grid Reference – SD 92520 23593 and SD 92256 23800 Getting Here If you wanna drive here, be prepared for a long uphill winding haul, with poor turning and parking spots. But from the central roundabout in … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Standing Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Calderdale, earth mysteries, english heritage, heritage, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Todmorden, Walsden, West Yorkshire
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Great Bride Stones, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Sacred Rocks: OS Grid Reference – SD 93329 26737 Getting Here Follow the same directions to find the Blackheath Circle, but instead of turning onto the golf course, keep going up the steep road until you reach the T-junction at … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Sacred Nature, Yorkshire, West
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bride, Calderdale, earth mysteries, folklore, geology, goddesses, Hebden Bridge, heritage, legends, myth, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, Todmorden, traditions, West Yorkshire
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Blackheath Circle, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Ring Cairn: OS Grid Reference – SD 9433 2543 Also Known as: Frying Pan Circle Roman Barrow Getting Here From Todmorden, take the road to Hebden Bridge (A646) less than half-mile outta town and just as road goes uphill, watch … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Stone Circles, Yorkshire, West
Tagged airts, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, Calderdale, Cross Stone, death, earth mysteries, earthlights, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, heritage, Iron Age, Lancashire, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Stone Circles, Todmorden, UFOs, West Yorkshire
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Holy Well, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 9343 2440 Getting Here Now I aint been here for a few years, but it’s hopefully still where I last left it! You need to get into the trees behind the Christ’s Church … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Calder, Calderdale, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, healing springs, history, Holy Wells, hydromancy, sacred sites, Todmorden, water, West Yorkshire
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Bent Head, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference — SD 96017 25862 Also Known as: Upper Eastwood Carving Getting Here From Todmorden go east on the A646 for less than a mile and take the Cross Stone road on your left. Keep going … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blackshaw Head, Bronze Age, Calderdale, carvings, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, Eastwood, England, english heritage, Hebden Bridge, neolithic, Pennines, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
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