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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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Wife with the Bratty Plaid, Balfron, Stirlingshire
Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 60027 91383 Getting Here Take the same route as if you’re visiting the small Carlin Stone (a few hundred yards further along): along the B822 road between Kippen and Fintry, stop at Balafark … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, Standing Stones, Stirlingshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balfron, Buchlyvie, cailleach, carlin, Earth goddess, Fintry, folklore, heathen, Heathenism, heritage, Kippen, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, paganism, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stirlingshire, traditions, witch, witchcraft
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Carlin Stone, Balfron, Stirlingshire
Legendary Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 59553 91277 Getting Here Take the B822 road between Kippen and Fintry, stopping at Balafark farm. On the other side of the road, above the farm, take the track into the forest. Naathen…. … Continue reading
Posted in Sacred Nature, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stirlingshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balfron, Buchlyvie, cailleach, carlin, Earth goddess, Fintry, folklore, heathen, Heathenism, heritage, Kippen, legends, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, paganism, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, Stirlingshire, traditions, witch, witchcraft
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Witch’s Stane, Craigie, Ayrshire
Legendary Rock (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 4268 3231 Also Known as: Canmore ID 42851 White Stane Witches’ Stone Archaeology & History It is difficult to assess the precise nature of this megalithic site, sadly destroyed some two hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Ayrshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ayrshire, Bronze Age, cailleach, carlin, Craigie, folklore, heathens, heritage, Kilmarnock, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, paganism, pagans, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions, witch, witchcraft, witches
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Witches’ Stone, Ratho, Midlothian
Cup-Marked Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NT 1273 6973 Also Known as: Canmore ID 50366 Witch’s Stone Archaeology & History This fascinating looking carving (in my personal Top 10 of all-time favourites cup-and-rings in the UK!) was unfortunately destroyed sometime … Continue reading
Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Midlothian, Scotland
Tagged airts, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bonnington, Bronze Age, Burnwynd, cailleach, cromlechs, dolmens, earth mysteries, Edinburgh, folklore, geology, heritage, Linburn, Livingston, midlothian, neolithic, paganism, pagans, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Ratho, religion, rocks, sacred sites, Scotland, spirit, stones, superstitions, Wilkieston, witch, witchcraft, witches
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Old Wife’s Spring, Snaizeholme, North Yorkshire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 834 847 Getting Here From Hawes, take the B6255 road west-ish to Ribblehead, but only for 1km, where there’s the Cam Road track on your left. Walk on here, and keep going till … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Yorkshire, North
Tagged cailleach, folk-lore, folklore, goddess, Hag, Hawes, healing well, Holy Wells, legends, North Yorkshire, old woman, sacred sites, sacred springs, Snaizeholme, water, witch
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