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- Devil’s Den Cups, Clatford, Wiltshire by The Northern Antiquarian on Nov 17, 2009 in Cup-and-Ring Stones Wiltshire antiquities Archaeology Avebury Bronze Age Clatford cup-and-rings cup-markings devil folk-lore folklore Fyfield legends Marlborough neolithic petroglyphs prehistoric sites rock art
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SU 152 696 Getting Here Follow the directions to reach the Devil’s Den, a half-mile north of Clatford up the footpath towards the Fyfield Down cup-marked rock. You can’t miss it! The cup-m...
- St. Patrick’s Well, Carrowreagh, Donegal by The Northern Antiquarian on Nov 11, 2009 in Donegal Holy Wells Carrowreagh folk-lore folklore Grianan of Aileach healing hydromancy Ireland legends St. Patrick superstitions water
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – C 366 198 Folklore To be found between the two outer embankments on the southern side of the legendary Grianan of Aileach, this — one of many St. Patrick’s Wells in Ireland — is typically attributed w...
- Springfield Lyons, Chelmsford, Essex by The Northern Antiquarian on Nov 6, 2009 in Essex antiquities Archaeology Bronze Age Chelmsford enclosures neolithic prehistoric sites settlements
Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – TL 7357 0818 Archaeology & History We’ve known that there was an excessive number of prehistoric archaeological sites in and around the Chelmsford region for quite a long time now, but defining precise...
- North Ring, Mucking, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex by The Northern Antiquarian on Nov 6, 2009 in Essex antiquities Archaeology Bronze Age Linford Mucking neolithic prehistoric sites settlements Stanford-le-Hope
Enclosure (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 675 811 Archaeology & History This large circular enclosure, measuring about 120 feet across, seemed to be a small settlement with several internal structures (fences, pits, cremations and a...
- St. Helen’s Well, Colne, Lancashire by The Northern Antiquarian on Nov 5, 2009 in Holy Wells Lancashire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 890 397 Getting Here This site can be reached with relative ease from Colne’s train station by crossing the road and going up Bridge Street, turning immediately left along Shaw Street for several hundre...
- Split Rock, Rivock, Keighley, West Yorkshire by The Northern Antiquarian on Nov 4, 2009 in Cup-and-Ring Stones antiquities Archaeology Bronze Age Brunthwaite cup-and-rings cup-markings ilkley moor Keighley neolithic monuments petroglyphs prehistoric sites Riddlesden Rivock rock art
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 0799 4418 Also Known as: Carving no.39 (Hedges) Carving no.80 (Boughey & Vickerman) Getting Here Head up to Rivock’s Wondjina Stone carving, then keep going east to the Long Rock. Wand...
