Tradition guide
Celtic/Prehistoric
25 sacred sites available through this shared spiritual lineage.
Countries with strong presence
Ballymeanoch Neolithic site, Kilmartin Glen
Kilmartin, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Ballymeanoch Neolithic site, Kilmartin Glen is a neolithic site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.10898, -5.47998. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Tradition: Prehistoric. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Guingamp
Guingamp, Brittany, France
Guingamp is a forest and basilica of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 48.56112, -3.15086. Attributes: built, natural, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Celtic. Associated figure: Notre Dame de Bonsecours. Guingamp (French: [ɡɛ̃ɡɑ̃] ; Breton: Gwengamp [ˈɡwɛ̃ŋɡãmp]) is a commune in the Côtes-d Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guingamp, which played in Ligue 1 from 2013 until 2019. Guingamp station is served by high speed trains to Brest, Rennes and Paris, and regional trains to Brest, Lannion, Carhaix, Paimpol and Rennes. Located in Guingamp, Bretagne, France.
Bodowyr Dolmen
Llangaffo, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom
Bodowyr Dolmen is a dolmen of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 53.18827, -4.30301. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom.
Bride's Mound
Glastonbury, Somerset, United Kingdom
Behind an industrial estate on Glastonbury's western edge, a small mound rises from a field. Few visitors find it. Those who do discover something remarkable: the oldest documented Christian monastic site in Britain, sacred to both goddess and saint, where the fire traditions of Celtic Brigid and the relics of Saint Brigid once converged. Each Imbolc, pilgrims still walk from the White Spring to honor her here—whichever form of her they recognize.
Cadair Idris
Dolgellau, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom
Cadair Idris is a mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 52.69938, -3.90805. Attributes: natural, cultural. Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau. The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers, is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées. Located in Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom.
Cairn of Get
Ulbster, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Cairn of Get is a cairn of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 58.35313, -3.17511. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Camster Cairns
Lybster, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Camster Cairns is a cairn of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 58.37909, -3.26423. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Carn Ingli
Newport, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom
Carn Ingli is a mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 51.99930, -4.82397. Attributes: natural. Carn Ingli (Welsh: [karn ˈɪŋli]) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was designated a SSSI in January 1954 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological elements. The site has an area of 428.4 hectares (1,059 acres) and is managed by Natural Resources Wales. Located in Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom.
Corrimony Cairn
Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Corrimony Cairn is a cairn of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 57.33448, -4.68782. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Croft Moraig Stone Circle, Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Croft Moraig Stone Circle, Aberfeldy is a stone circle of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.60181, -3.96030. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Dun Beag, Struan, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Struan, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Dun Beag, Struan, Isle of Skye, Scotland is a broch of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 57.36024, -6.42573. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Eamhain Mhacha
Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Eamhain Mhacha is a fort of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 54.34785, -6.69740. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological, ceremonial. Tradition: pagan. Mythological context: Ulaidh. Located in Armagh, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann, United Kingdom.
Fingal’s Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland
Staffa Island, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Fingal’s Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland is a cave of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.43137, -6.34139. Attributes: natural, cultural. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Foret de Huelgoat (Huelgoat High Forest)
Huelgoat, Brittany, France
Foret de Huelgoat is a forest of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 48.36756, -3.74455. Attributes: natural, cultural, archaeological. Tradition: Celtic. Located in Huelgoat, Bretagne, France.
Fortingall Yew Tree and Church, Perthshire, Scotland
Fortingall, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Fortingall Yew Tree and Church, Perthshire, Scotland is a church and tree of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.59821, -4.05095. Attributes: built, natural, cultural. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Healabhal Mhor, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Dunvegan, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Healabhal Mhor, Isle of Skye, Scotland is a mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 57.40550, -6.63203. Attributes: natural. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Kinnell stone circle, Killin
Killin, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Kinnell stone circle, Killin is a stone circle of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.46561, -4.31094. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Menhir de Champ-Dolent
Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France
Nine and a half meters of pinkish granite rise from a field near Dol-de-Bretagne—100 tonnes hauled four kilometers by people who left no written record. Legend says the stone fell from the sky to separate two brothers about to kill each other, blood flowing enough to turn a millwheel. Another legend says it is sinking, slowly, into the earth—and when it disappears, the world will end. Historic Monument since 1889.
Mount Schiehallion, Scotland
Aberfeldy, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Mount Schiehallion, Scotland is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.66683, -4.10014. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Mt. Beinn-na-Greine, Portree, Scotland
Portree, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Mt. Beinn-na-Greine, Portree, Scotland is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 57.39383, -6.22969. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Nether Largie standing stones, Argyll, Scotland
Kilmartin, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Nether Largie standing stones, Argyll, Scotland is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.12170, -5.49540. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Praying Hands of Mary
Fortingall, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Praying Hands of Mary is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.60122, -4.07460. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
St. Brigid's Garden Well
Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
Near the horse pastures of County Kildare, a natural spring rises from the earth in a garden tended by devotion. St. Brigid's Well has drawn pilgrims seeking healing for perhaps two thousand years—first in honor of a goddess, then of a saint who bears her name. Ribbons tied to the prayer tree flutter in the breeze, each one a prayer offered, a burden released, a blessing sought.
St. Fillan’s Cave, Pittenweem, Scotland
Pittenweem, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
St. Fillan’s Cave, Pittenweem, Scotland is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.21323, -2.72752. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Stone Of Destiny
Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Stone Of Destiny in Navan, County Meath, Ireland.