Sacred Sites
162 sacred sites and related folklore from across Britain and Ireland.
Alderley EdgeCheshire
Ashleypark Burial MoundAshleypark, County Tipperary
AvalonSomerset
AveburyWiltshire
Bardney Abbey and the Light of OswaldLincolnshire, England
Barns of AyrScotland
Battle of BarryBarry, Angus, Scotland
BeenalaghtCoachford, County Cork
Behy court tombBelderrig, County Mayo
Beinn a' BheithirHighland, Scotland
Beltane Fire FestivalEdinburgh, Scotland
Black Rock GorgeScotland
Blarney StoneBlarney Castle, County Cork
Bleeding Yew of NevernPembrokeshire, Wales
Bossiney CastleCornwall
Breeny More Stone CircleBreeny More, County Cork
Brother Simon of SwinesheadSwineshead, Lincolnshire, England
Bryn Cader FanerArdudwy, Gwynedd, Wales
Bryn Gwyn stonesBrynsiencyn, Anglesey, Wales
Brú na BóinneBoyne Valley, County Meath
Cadair IdrisGwynedd, Wales
Caer BranCornwall
CaerleonCaerleon, Newport, Wales
Callanish Standing StonesIsle of Lewis, Scotland
CamelotSomerset
Cantre'r GwaelodCardigan Bay, Wales
CarningliPembrokeshire, Wales
Carricknagat Megalithic TombsCarricknagat, County Sligo
CarrigagullaCarrigagulla, County Cork
Carrigaphooca Stone CircleCarrigaphooca, County Cork
CarrowmoreCarrowmore, County Sligo
Carrownlisheen Wedge TombCarrownlisheen, County Clare
Castle Downs, CornwallCornwall
Chalice WellSomerset
Chanctonbury RingWest Sussex
CheesewringCornwall
Cheetham CloseLancashire
Chûn QuoitCornwall
Clodagh Standing StonesClodagh, County Cork
CloghanmoreGlencolmcille, County Donegal
Coolcoulaghta Standing StonesCoolcoulaghta, County Cork
Craddock Moor stone circleCornwall
Craigs DolmenCraigs, County Antrim
Croagh PatrickCounty Mayo, Ireland
Devil's ArrowsNorth Yorkshire
Devil's Bit MountainCounty Tipperary, Ireland
Devil's BridgePontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales
Devil's DykeSussex
Dinas EmrysBeddgelert, Gwynedd
Ding Dong minesCornwall
Dolmen of the Four MaolsBallina, County Mayo
Dorset OoserMelbury Osmond, Dorset
Dragon Hill, UffingtonOxfordshire
Dunwich: The Drowned City BellsDunwich, Suffolk, England
EightercuaWaterville, County Kerry
Farranahineeny Stone RowFarranahineeny, County Kerry
Finn McCools FingersShantemon Mountain, County Cavan
Fintan's GraveArra Mountains
Folkestone White HorseKent
Giant's CausewayBushmills, County Antrim
Glantane EastGlantane, County Cork
Glastonbury Holy ThornSomerset
Glastonbury TorSomerset
Granny Kempock StoneGourock, Scotland
Great Bell of Burgh le MarshLincolnshire, England
GrubstonesYorkshire
Gulf of CorryvreckanBetween Jura and Scarba, Argyll
Haxey HoodHaxey, North Lincolnshire, England
Heapstown CairnHeapstown, County Sligo
Henderson StoneArdgour, Lochaber
Hill of AllenCounty Kildare, Ireland
Hill of TaraCounty Meath, Ireland
Hobby Horse of PadstowCornwall
Hy-BrasilNorth Atlantic, off the west coast of Ireland
Inishbofin White CowCounty Galway, Ireland
Jingling Geordie's HoleTynemouth
Julian's BowerLincolnshire
Kirk Yetholm, Seat of the Gypsy KingsKirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders, Scotland
KnocknakillaKnocknakilla, County Cork
KnocknareaCounty Sligo, Ireland
Labbacallee wedge tombGlanworth, County Cork
Lia FáilIreland
ListoghilCarrowmore, County Sligo
Llangorse LakeBannau Brycheiniog, Powys, Wales
Llyn BarfogAberdyfi, Gwynedd, Wales
Llyn MorwynionFfestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales
Lochmaben StoneGretna, Dumfries and Galloway
Long Meg and Her DaughtersCumbria
Lough Derg (St Patrick's Purgatory)County Donegal, Ireland
Lough na SúilGeevagh, County Sligo, Ireland
LyonesseScilly Isles
Maeshowe RunesOrkney
Mag LenaCounty Offaly
Mari LwydWales
Martin MereLancashire
Meehambee DolmenMeehambee, County Roscommon
Merlin's CaveCornwall
Merlin's OakCarmarthen, Wales
Miosgán MeadhbhaKnocknarea, County Sligo
Moel Tŷ UchafLlandrillo, Denbighshire, Wales
Mount VenusRathfarnham, County Dublin
Mousehold Heath (Heviskey Tan)Norwich, Norfolk
Mullyash Kerbed CairnMullyash, County Armagh
Museum of Witchcraft and MagicCornwall
Mên ScryfaCornwall
Mên-an-TolCornwall
Nanteos CupCeredigion, Wales
Navan FortEmain Macha, County Armagh
NewgrangeCounty Meath, Ireland
Newgrange cursusNewgrange, County Meath
Nine Maidens Stone RowCornwall
Orkneyinga SagaOrkney & Shetland
Osmington White HorseDorset
Our Lady of WalsinghamNorfolk
Overtoun BridgeScotland
OweynagatRathcroghan, County Roscommon, Ireland
Penhale SandsCornwall
Porlock Stone CircleSomerset
RathcoranBaltinglass, County Wicklow
RathcroghanRathcroghan, County Roscommon
Red Horse of TysoeSouth Warwickshire
Rollright Stones curseOxfordshire
Rudston MonolithEast Yorkshire
St Catherine's Hill MizmazeHampshire, England
St Davids CathedralWales
St Govan's ChapelPembrokeshire, Wales
St Non's WellPembrokeshire, Wales
St Trinian's ChurchIsle of Man
Stanton Drew Stone CirclesSomerset
Stone of SconePerthshire, Scotland
StonehengeWiltshire
Stow Minster and the Staff of EtheldredaLincolnshire, England
Sutton HooSuffolk
The Merry MaidensCornwall
The PipersCornwall
The TowansCornwall
Threekingham Three KingsLincolnshire, England
Timoney StonesTimoney, County Tipperary
TintagelCornwall
Tintagel CastleCornwall
TowednackCornwall
Townleyhall passage graveTownleyhall, County Louth
Turoe StoneBullaun, County Galway
Twelve Apostles, West YorkshireYorkshire
Tyno HeligConwy Bay, Wales
Uffington White HorseOxfordshire
Up Helly AaShetland
Watlington White MarkOxfordshire
Waun MawnPreseli Hills, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Wayland's SmithyOxfordshire
Westbury White HorseWiltshire, England
WhetstonesWelshpool, Powys, Wales
Whiteleaf CrossBuckinghamshire
Wiltshire MoonrakersWiltshire
Winchester Round TableWinchester Great Hall, Hampshire
Witches' WellEdinburgh
Witchknowe ParkFife
Withypool Stone CircleSomerset
Wroth Silver at Knightlow HillWarwickshire, England
Yester CastleGifford, East Lothian
Ynys EnlliLlŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales
ZennorCornwall
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