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Lower Headley Farm, Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 099 321 Archaeology & History There are no longer any remains of the prehistoric burial site that once stood in one of the fields by Lower Headley Farm. We don’t know whether the … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, West
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bradford, Bronze Age, cairns, cists, deathm burials, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Queensbury, sacred sites, Thornton, tumuli, tumulus, urns, West Scholes, West Yorkshire
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Southdown Cottage, Cotmandene, Dorking, Surrey
Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 1686 4958 Archaeology & History Highlighted on the 1914 OS-map (as ‘Site of’), nothing now remains of the prehistoric structure that either covered or surrounded the ancient burial urn, found fortuitously by a … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Surrey
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, death, Dorking, english heritage, Iron Age, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, sacred sites, Surrey, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, urns
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Montalt, Dunning, Perthshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NO 06 13 Also Known as: Canmore ID 26675 Mount Alt Farm Archaeology & History This is a curious stone and may not be the type of ‘cup-marked’ rock we’re used to. Maybe… It is presently … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged animism, Bronze Age, burials, Condie, cup marked stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dunning, Forgandenny, Forteviot, heritage, neolithic, Ochil Hills, Ochils, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, rock carvings, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish history, urns
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The Croft, Doune, Perthshire
Cists (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NN 7247 0188 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24760 Archaeology & History Somewhere in the woodland park, before the area was “ruined”, as Moray Mackay (1984) put it, by “sand and gravel workings”, and within … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire, Scotland, Stirlingshire
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairns, cists, death, Doune, earth mysteries, necropolis, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Stirlingshire, tombs, tumuli, urns
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St. Medan’s Knowe, Kirkton of Airlie, Angus
Cairn: OS Reference Number – NO 32021 52100 Also Known As: Battle Cairn Canmore 32360 Cantsmill St. Madden’s Knowe Getting Here At Kirkton of Airlie, park next to the church and walk north eastwards along the track, past the houses … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Earthworks, Scotland
Tagged Angus, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairns, cists, death, earth mysteries, historic Scotland, Kirkton of Airlie, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, St Madden, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, urns
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Mask Stone, Port of Menteith, Perthshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NN 56107 01712 – NEW FIND Also Known as: Ballochraggan 12a Getting Here Take the same directions to locate the cup-and-ring stone of Ballochraggan 12. There are several rocks adjacent. The one immediately next … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Aberfoyle, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, axes, beakers, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, heritage, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, Port of Mentieth, prehistoric rock art, psychology, Rorscharch, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirling, symbolism, symbols, tourist attractions, urns
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Calderstones, Allerton, Liverpool, Lancashire
Chambered Tomb (damaged): OS Grid Reference – SJ 405 875 Also Known as: Calder Stones Caldway Stones Dogger Stones Druid’s Cross Rodger Stones Getting Here Access to these stones has, over recent years been pretty dreadful by all accounts. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Lancashire
Tagged Allerton, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, burial, cairns, Calderstones, chambered tombs, Crosses, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, geomancy, heritage, Lancashire, Liverpool, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, spirals, Standing Stones, symbolism, symbols, urns
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Balinshoe, Kirriemuir, Angus
Standing Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 4164 5219 Also Known as: Canmore ID 33871 The Stannin Stane of Benshie Archaeology & History In a region that is full of prehistoric remains, we find here another example of another … Continue reading
Posted in Angus, Scotland, Standing Stones
Tagged Angus, antiquarian, antiquities, Bronze Age, burials, death, earth mysteries, faerie, fairies, folklore, Forfar, heritage, Kirriemuir, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, St Ninian, Standing Stones, tombs, urns
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The Northern Antiquarian 