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Tag Archives: Trees
Broad Oak, Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex
Legendary Tree: OS Grid Reference – TL 5352 2083 Also Known as: Doodle Oak Archaeology & History Erroneously ascribed by the reverend Winsland (1952) as being the ‘Doodle Oak’, the ancient and giant tree called the Broad Oak was, as records … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Essex, Sacred Nature
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bishops Stortford, boundaries, dialect, druids, Essex, Hatfield Broad Oak, heritage, medieval history, moots, oaks, Stanstead airport, Takeley, Trees
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Wallace’s Oak, Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Legendary Tree: OS Grid Reference – NS 847 836? Also Known as: Canmore ID 46875 Wallace’s Tree Archaeology & History The Wallace Oak was first recorded by name in 1687, when a legal contract was written agreeing to the destruction of much … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, Stirlingshire, Trees
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Denny, druidism, druids, Dunipace, earth mysteries, Falkirk, folkore, Glenbervie, groves, historic Scotland, history, Larbert, legends, moots, oaks, Plean, Sir William Wallace, Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire, Torwood, traditions, Trees
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Marriage Well, Carmyle, Lanarkshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – NS 66765 62063 Getting Here Get onto the A763 road several miles east of Glasgow city centre and go along Gardenside Avenue onto the Carmyle estate. A few hundred yards on, turn right down Carmyle Avenue, … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baillieston, Carmyle, earth mysteries, Glasgow, healing wells, herbalism, herbs, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, marriage ceremonies, medieval history, Old Monkland, ritual, River Clyde, sacred istes, Shettleston, sylvan, Trees, water
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The Maypole Tree, Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire
Maypole & Ritual Tree (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TL 18831 62757 Getting Here The road layout of the village has changed since the destruction of the Tree, but its approximate position was on the north side of the present High … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Huntingdonshire, Maypoles, Sacred Nature, Trees
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, customs, England, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, heathens, Huntingdonshire, Little Paxton, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, paganism, ritual dance, sacred sites, St. Neots, traditions, Trees
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Pear Tree Well, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Healing Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 56728 67797 Also Known as: Canmore ID 164370 Three Tree Well Archaeology & History The demise of this old healing spring of water occurred a few generations ago by the look of things. Marked on … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, chalybeate, Glasgow, healing wells, heritage, historic Scotland, Holy Wells, iron-bearing spring, Kelvinside, Lanarkshire, pear trees, pears, place-names, River Kelvin, sacred sites, Scotland, tourist attractions, Trees, water
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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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Witch Tree, Aberuthven, Perthshire
Sacred Tree: OS Grid Reference – NN 9621 1587 Getting Here Just off the A9 between Stirling and Perth is Aberuthven village. Down the Main Street and just south of the village, turn west along Mennieburn Road. A half-mile on, … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged Aberuthven, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Auchterarder, folklore, Heathenism, heathens, heritage, legends, medieval history, moots, paganism, pagans, Perthshire, sacred sites, Scotland, Strathearn, traditions, Trees, witch, witchcraft, witches
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Lund Well, Bingley, West Yorkshire
Sacred Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 0973 4091 Archaeology & History Once found in a cluster of three little wells all very close to each other near the top of the field where the Crossflatts roundabout joins up … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West
Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley, Crossflatts, druidism, druids, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, etymology, history, Holy Wells, hydromancy, hydrotherapy, Keighley, paganism, place-names, Riddlesden, sacred groves, sacred springs, Trees, water, West Yorkshire
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Goose Oaks, St. Fillans, Comrie, Perthshire
Legendary Trees (lost): OS Grid Reference – NN 693 242 Folklore A fascinating story of this forgotten site is detailed in Alex Porteous’ (1912) history book on this tiny parish at the eastern end of Loch Earn. It’s a peculiar … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, birds, Comrie, folklore, geese, heritage, Lochearnhead, natural history, oaks, Perthshire, Scotland, St Fillans, traditions, Trees
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Fortingall Churchyard, Perthshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 7417 4703 Also Known as: Canmore ID 25003 Getting Here Go into the Fortingall churchyard, turning left through the gates (walking across in front of the enclosed sacred yew tree), towards the dip … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, earth mysteries, Fortingall, heritage, neolithic, paganism, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish, Strathtay, Trees, yews
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