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108 Steps, Macclesfield Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 119 seconds Going down from Churchside, taking in the 108 Steps, a favourite old feeling part of Macclesfield Related: 108, church, history, macclesfield, steps |
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The Chained Oak, Alton Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 126 seconds The mysterious chained oak, inspiration for the Alton Towers ride "Hex"; the tree is said to be 1,000 years old. A curse dating to 1821 is that everytime a limb falls from the tree a member of the Earl of Shrewsbury's family will die - hence the chains. Related: alton, chained, curse, haunted, hex, mysterious, oak, staffordshire, towers |
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Abbots Bromley Horn Dance Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 90 seconds The original, ancient, Abbots Bromley Horndance in East Staffordshire Related: abbots, bromley, folk, horndance, staffordshire, tradition |
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Dowsing in Action Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 106 seconds The most spectacular dowsing I have ever experienced, at a church, remaining unnamed, in Wales. It felt as if I was plugged into an electric generator, and got static shocks from the dowsing rods all day. I had never experienced anything quite like it before, or since. Taken there by a Druid. Video credit to a friend called Alan. Related: church, dowsing, earth, energies, mysteries, weird |
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Gelli Hill / Gilwern Hill Stone Circle and Standing Stone Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 346 seconds Bronze Age remains of stone circle and outlying standing stone on the rim of a vast natural amphitheatre, near Llandrindod Wells. Related: archaeology, circle, megalithic, mysterious, prehistoric, standing, stone |
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Lud's Church Chasm, Staffordshire 2 of 5 Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 147 seconds The amazing Lud's Church in Staffordshire - a huge natural chasm. Related: chapel, chasm, church, green, luds, roaches, staffordshire |
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Crewe and Nantwich Ghost Walks Tour Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 137 seconds A tour for Crewe and Nantwich Ghost Walks http://www.crewet ours.com courtesy of Mak Animated Kompany http://www.makltd .biz/ Related: crewe, ghost, haunted, heritage, hidden, nantwich, tour, walks |
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Spooky Train Tunnels Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 97 seconds Disused tunnels at a major train station, on an official visit with escort. Very spooky and eerie. Full of ambience. Related: disused, empty, forgotten, spooky, station, train, tunnels |
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White Ladies Priory Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 79 seconds The allgedly haunted but nonetheless atmospheric White Ladies Priory, not far from Boscobel House and the Royal Oak, where Charles II hid from Parliamentarians in September 1651. Related: atmospheric, ghosts, haunted, ladies, priory, shropshire, white |
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St John the Baptist Holy Well & Ancient Yew Tree, Hope Bagot Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 161 seconds The Holy Well at St John the Baptist's Church at Hope Bagot, beneath the huge, brooding, ancient yew tree. Related: ancient, bagot, holy, hope, mysterious, shropshire, tree, well, yew |
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The Wizard's Well, Alderley Edge Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 62 seconds The famed Wizard's Well at Alderley Edge - "Drink of this and take thy fill for the water falls by the Wizard's Will". Related: alderley, edge, folklore, holy, well, wizard |
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Wistaston Road Bridge Demolition Crewe (2) Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 64 seconds The 'baby' bridge muncher in action taking out Wistaston Rd bridge, Easter Sunday morning 2008. Amazing to watch - almost like a dinosaur in action! Related: bridge, crewe, demolition, dinosaur, road, wistaston |
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The Bridestones Neolithic Tomb 4 of 4 Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 133 seconds The Bridestones Neolithic Tomb near Congleton, on the Cheshire / Staffs border. Related: bridestones, megalithic, megaliths, neolithic, tomb |
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Abbots Bromley Horn Dance Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 66 seconds The original, ancient, Abbots Bromley Horndance in East Staffordshire Related: abbots, bromley, folk, horndance, staffordshire, tradition |
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Thor's Cave, Manifold Valley, North Staffordshire Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 205 seconds The awesome rock shelter of Thor's Cave, looking north over the Manifold Valley Related: cave, manifold, north, prehistory, staffordshire, thor, valley |
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Nantlle Valley, Snowdonia, North Wales Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 114 seconds Watching the fog lapping over Clogwyncarreg and Snowdon. Amazing. Related: nantlle, north, snowdonia, valley, wales |
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Sandbach Crosses (3) Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 111 seconds St Marys church and parts of the Sandbach Crosses. Related: anglo, church, crosses, history, mary, sandbach, saxon, st |
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Underneath High Street Bridge, Sandbach Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 69 seconds Just underneath the bridge beneath the High Street in Sandbach, near Front Street. Not particularly ancient AFAIK, but the sort of place I like to visit, as so many people go past it, but never have a chance or the inclination to look. Related: bridge, front, high, river, sandbach, street |
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Holly Holy Day 2008 Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 289 seconds English Civil War re-enactment at Nantwich's Holly Holy Day January 2008. Related: civil, day, english, holly, holy, knot, nantwich, reenactment, sealed, war |
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Court Stone Row and Standing Stone Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 461 seconds The Court stone row which sits upon a large low domed hill in the middle of a vast natural amphitheatre, and the standing stone to its south west. Related: age, bronze, landscape, megalithic, prehistory, row, sacred, standing, stone |
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Pont Scethin Bridge Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 91 seconds Pont Scethin, on the ancient route above Barmouth and Harlech to Dolgellau. A very remote location, wonderfully ambient feeling. This crosses the River Yscethin; the drovers passed by here, packhorses, prehistoric wayside markers, and has even been postulated as the site of a ford on a Roman route between the Lleyn & Dolgellau. Related: ancient, bridge, drovers, horse, north, pack, pont, route, scethin, wales |
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Knights fighting at Beeston Castle Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 14 seconds Silent film - Knights bashing the crap out of each other at Beeston Castle! Related: beeston, castle, cheshire, fighting, knights |
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Wayland's Smithy (1) Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 102 seconds The neolithic chambered long barrow of Wayland's Smithy Related: megalithic, neolithic, tomb |
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More Echoes at Harecastle Tunnel, Kidsgrove Posted by: ShropshireTraveller
Video duration: 63 seconds Echoes at the Harecastle Tunnel... the area said to be haunted by the ghost of a headless woman (the Kidsgrove boggart) Related: boggart, canals, harecastle, harry, haunted, kidsgrove, potter, waterways |
