The Hedge Druid

Last Update : 20th July 2010 (88 sites listed)

On this page we record the multitude of energy findings at the many sites that we visit around Northern England and North Wales, and beyond. It contains our personal records and sketches of the earth energy patterns, placement and flows at each sacred site we’ve recorded.

The page is divided into sections by region, hopefully making it easier to read. Plunder our list for your own amusement! Each site is somewhere we have visited and dowsed for energies. They’re there to be found! The titles that have hyperlinks have descriptions, map links, diagrams and links to more information.

ENGLAND

South and South-West

• Stonehenge – Stone circle, Wiltshire. [map]
• Glastonbury Tor – Mound. Somerset. [map]
• Avebury – Stone circle, Wiltshire. [map]
• The Sanctuary - Stone circle (site of), Wiltshire. [map]
• Silbury Hill – Mound, Wiltshire. [map]
• East and West Kennet – Long barrow, Wiltshire. [map]
• Old Sarum – Hill fort, Wiltshire. [map]
• Rollright Stones – Stone circle, standing stones, Oxfordshire. [map]
• Long Stone – Standing stone, The Isle of Wight, Hampshire. [map]

Shropshire and Cheshire

• Lud’s Church – Sacred grove, Shropshire. [map]
• Mitchell’s Fold – Stone circle, Shropshire. [map]
• Kerry Hill – Stone circle, Shropshire. [map]
• The Hoarstones – Stone circle, Shropshire. [map]
• Helsby Hill – Hillfort, Helsby, Cheshire. [map]
• Overton Hill – Modern monument, Frodsham, Cheshire. [map]
• Beacon Hill – Caves, Frodsham, Cheshire. [map]
• The Bridestones – Standing stones, Congleton, Cheshire. [map]
• Alderley Edge – Ancient forest, caves and cliffs, Cheshire, England. [map]

Derbyshire, Lancashire and Cumbria

• Arbor Low – Stone circle, Derbyshire {SK160636} [map]
• Nine Ladies – Stone circle, Derbyshire. [map]
• Nine Stones Close – Stone circle, Derbyshire. {SK226626} [map]
• Doll Tor – Stone circle, near Birchover village, Derbyshire. {SK238628} [map]
• The Bullstones – Stone circle, Brown Hill, nr.Wincle, Derbyshire. {SJ956676} [map]
• Birchen Edge - Ring cairns, Derbyshire. [map]
• Castlerigg – Stone circle, Keswick, Cumbria. [map]
• Long Meg and Her Daughters – Stone circle, Cumbria. [map]
• Little Meg – Stone circle, Cumbria. [map]
• Mayburgh Henge – Standing stone and henge site, Penrith, Cumbria. [map]
• King Arthur’s Seat – Earthwork, Penrith, Cumbria. [map]
• Oddendale - Ring cairns, Cumbria. [map]
• Gamelands - Stone circle, Orton, Cumbria. [map]
• Birkrigg Druid’s Temple - Stone circle, Birkrigg Moor, Cumbria. [map]
• Swinside – Stone circle, Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria. [map]
• Hard Knott Fort – Hillfort, Eskdale, Cumbria. [map]
• Stanley Force – Waterfall, Eskdale, Cumbria. [map]
• Pendle Hill - Beacon Hill, nr.Barley, Lancashire. [map]

WALES

SCOTLAND

• Callenish I, II and III - Stone circles on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. [map]
• Dun Carloway Broch – Enclosure, Isle of Lewis, Scotland [map]
• The Truiseil Stone – Standing stone, Isle of Lewis, Scotland [map]
• St.Fergus’s Well – Holy well, Glamis, Perthshire, Scotland. [map]
• Monzie circle – Stone circle and standing stone near Monzie and Gilmerton, Perthshire. [map]
• Lundin Farm circle – Stone circle near Lundin Farm, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. [map]

IRELAND

Newgrange – Chamber, County Meath.

Knowth – Chambers and timber circle, County Meath.

Dowth – Sacred hill and chamber, County Meath.

Athgreany Piper’s Stones – Stone circle, County Wicklow, Ireland [map]

Castleruddery – Embanked stone circle, County Wicklow, Ireland [map]

Four Knocks – Sacred chamber, County Meath, Ireland [map]

Knockbrack Hill – Sacred hill and fort, County Meath, Ireland [map]

Carlanstown Spring – Sacred spring, County Meath, Ireland [map]

Hill of Tara – Sacred hill, mound, earthworks and fort, County Meath, Ireland [map]

Hill of Slane – Sacred hill, County Meath, Ireland [map]

Baltinglass Hill – Passage grave, County Wicklow, Ireland [map]

Abbey of Kells – Abbey, Kells, County Meath, Ireland [map]

FRANCE

• Merlin’s Tomb and Vivien’s Well – stone circle and well, Brittany.
• Lampouy Alignments – stone alignments and standing stone, Brittany.
• Créhen – covered alleyway, Brittany.
• Carnac (Ménec, Lermario and Kerlescan) – stone alignments and standing stones, Brittany.
• The Giant’s Stone and Manio III – standing stone and tumulus, Brittany.
• Mont St.Michel – ancient abbey, Brittany.
• Champs Dolmen stone – standing stone, Brittany.
• Temple of Mars – ancient temple, Brittany.
• St.Uzek stone – standing stone, Brittany.
• Ile Grande – covered alleyway, Brittany.

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Arbor Low (Stone Circle)

Location: Near the village of Parsley Hay, Derbyshire Peak District, Northern England. (SK160636 – follow A515 road)

Arbor Low has been called the Stonehenge of the North probably on account of the amount of area it covers and the size of the stones that remain there, although today they are all laying flat. Nevertheless the sheer expanse of what must have been a huge complex of standing stones both inner and outer is still impressive today. So much so, that a visit to Arbor Low is never an unattended visit – there’s always someone coming to have a look at it. Perhaps it is the fact that it is well signed and close to the A515 – a popular route through Derbyshire and not a million miles from Alton Towers.

This site is one at which Kal feels particularly energised. Despite the fact that we don’t usually get to see it in sunshine (understatement) and it is quite exposed (another understatement) it has a very positive feeling about it, possibly because it is so well visited and admired. Certainly, this site is not short of the odd pagan deposit of a flower, a posy, a note or a ribbon somewhere inside a hollow or crevice in a large stone.

Energetic condition :

Every time we have visited and dowsed at this site it has been registering as a strong response, The rods swings forcefully, smoothly, directly and precisely here in response to questions. The entrance is oriented NorthWest-SouthEast and the centre of the inner circle is the site of two long, and seemingly connected, stones. In the diagram below you can trace the inner path of the stones that register as linking together to form an energetic circuit. The two central stones are linked to male power centres that form a ram’s horn shape on either side of the NW entrance. Similar spirals occur at the SE exit too.

Energy types:

The site is alive with all kinds of energetic paths and pools – strong neutral alignment leys, radials in abundance, male and female energies dancing up and down the surrounding mound, strong protective female energies atop the mound.

MALE / SUN + FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: Around the central stones was a 2m wide band of male energy, which was then surrounded by a band of female energy encompassing the stones that formed the inner circle. Outside of that ring was another band of male energy that followed the ditch and finally the mound’s ridge formed a circular band of female energy. Beyond this nothing else registered.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS) : It was at Arbor Low that we discovered that Male and Female power centres (simple spirals) were connected by neutral energy that arced into the air to join the two centres. The key information is that the Female energy pushed the energy upwards and outwards, whilst the Male energy centre drew the neutral energy into itself and into the ground at that point. The arcs form ‘doorways’ through which sentient energy forms can enter and exit the site at particular times of the year.

We have identified SIX neutral energy ley lines radiating from the central stones at Arbor Low. These begin at the centre of the circle and radiated outwards in a straight line. He followed in straight lines over the mound and far into the surrounding fields without finding their end points. They connect to far away sacred sites, hilltop beacons, other standing stones, etc. and may form part of a larger ley grid. See this post for full details.

Energy patterns and directions:

This site has got the usual speculative history and a good description of how to find Arbor Low.

BLOG POST LINKS:

1. Bands of Energy
2. Three-Dimensional Energy Flows
3. Dowsing the signature of the site
4. The ley line connections
5. Neutrals and neutralising

GOOGLE MAP: Google Map link to Arbor Low

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Alderley Edge (Forest, Caves and Cliff)

Location: Above the town of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Northern England. (SJ845781 – follow B5087 road)

Cutting a dash across the Cheshire plains is the delightful Alderley Edge. Said the be an area visited and possibly inhabited by magical folk of all varieties, this place has an undeniable druidic ambiance to it.

Many wide and dry paths run through the forest revealing stunning views, hidden groves, impressive trees and a network of caves and gulleys. It’s a veritable playground for all ages. Every corner brings another delight for the eyes.

Energetic condition :

With the huge network of large trees in the forest there are energy paths to be found everywhere throughout this site. Special care needs to be taken when working with tree energies, as the wrong sort of question or phrase often invites a disdainfully difficult or downright contrary response to that asked for. They do like to play games with you in here, so dowsing reliably is difficult generally. Special places such as particular features give more reliable responses. Overconfidence and assumption are swiftly punished. A clear, sober and focused attention is required to navigate through the multiplicity of energetic fields around this special place.

Energy types:

The only place I want to describe is the folly (i.e. fake) stone circle created at the beginning of the last century. When dowsed the stones in this circle do not have any energies in them. All other circles we dowse do, if they are of ancient construction. Seems there was more than just placing large stones involved in building these features.

Nevertheless, the nearby trees have established an elaborate network of energies within and around the circle of stones, and seem to be interacting with the feature as we have seen at other stone circles. Interestingly it is the massive beech tree not a hundred yards away that dominates and encompasses (directs?) the energies of the circle.

MALE / SUN: Most of the energies of this site were male. The energies emerging from the two tall pine trees at the front of the circle provided one male spiral each in the circle itself. One of the pine trees created an elaborate path of energy that doubled back on itself – a formation that reminded me of a cell dividing. The second pine provided both a male and a female line into the circle, which swirled into each other (see picture below).

FEMALE / MOON: Not much female energy activity here. The single female swirl (left of picture) which emanated from the second pine tree at the front of the site.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS) : The energy coming from the big birch tree nearby registered as neutral. It circled almost all the site that wasn’t being taken up by the two pine trees.  We didn’t dowse for any alignment leys at this site, because this circle does not form part of the network of ancient sites.

Energy patterns and directions:

Here’s a link to more information about this site on the Time Travel Britain site.

This site has got a comprehensive description of most of the interesting features of Alderley Edge. Whilst the site reports that the circle has no earth energies, I think that tree energies have been overlooked!

BLOG POST LINK: Read about our visit to this site.

GOOGLE MAP: View Larger Map

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The Bridestones (Standing Stones and Chamber, Congleton, Cheshire)

Location: Above the town of Congleton, Cheshire, Northern England. (SJ906622 – follow Reade’s Lane off the A527 road)

With splendid views across the Cheshire countryside this remnant of a once great megalithic construction is still worth a visit. There are still the remnants of an initiation chamber with its two inner sanctums exposed to view, and two proud standing stones guarding what’s left of the site, most of which has been destroyed in the last 200 years by lazy builders of one modern monstrosity or another.

Energetic condition :

Yew trees stand at the entrance to the site and provide a living energy link to one of the outlier stones. Despite being ravaged this site still contains a well-balanced energy field that seems self-sustaining somehow. The site doesn’t register as being active, but apparently could be activated at the right time of the year, which I found to be Samhain, or late October/early November.

Energy types:

The site is replete with both male and female energy spirals and has a neutral ley line passing right next to the remaining structure. Outlier stones registered as drawing down midday sun energy to the site, as did the main tall stones. There is also a strong lunar connection, as the female earth energies drawn up at this site are most active when the moon is full. There are energy connection from both male and female sources outside of the main chamber which feed into a combined power centre in the rear chamber, or inner sanctum. The overall feeling at the site is enjoyable – there is nothing at all negative about the place – it feels like a site whose balanced energies would please everyone who visits.

MALE / SUN: Male energy lines are connected to and emerge from the various outlying boulders that exist at the front of the site. One the left-hand side the male energy combines with the neutral energy of a ley line that passes through the rock. On the right-hand side a tall rock in the bushes projects a male line into the tiny “entrance” gap of the chamber and into a spiral in the front chamber. The yew tree standing on the right-hand side of the entrance is connected to the left-hand outlier by a male line. There is a main male power centre spiral in the rear chamber whose energy then flows out of the rear chamber and out of the site, connecting to something further away.

FEMALE / MOON: Female energy emerges from a strong spiral which is in line with the front of the chamber, positioned at the same level as the tall right-hand outlier. This female line then weaves into the chamber (again, through the right-hand gap entrance) before joining with the male energy in the power centre. This combination feels powerful and pleasant. Another female spiral emerges from behind one of the tall rocks at the left-hand side of the chamber’s entrance (behind the rock – see diagram below) and weaves back around the two tall rocks to spiral inside the front chamber. Thus the site is balanced energetically, having separate male and female spirals, but also a combined spiral.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS) : One neutral ley line passes alongside the site, to the left of the two tall rocks. It also passes through the left-hand outlier, combining with its male energy to form a male+neutral field around the outlier rock. Also of note is that two water channels flow beneath this site – one passes through the left-hand outlier rock, and the other flows across the entrance of the chamber, passing through both female earth energy spirals that are linked to each other.

Energy patterns and directions:

BLOG POST LINK: Read about our visit to this site – coming soon.

MULTIMAP OS (1:25000): View OS Multimap

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Lligwy Chamber

Location: Near Moelfre, Anglesey, Northern Wales. (SH 20496862)

This apparent ‘burial chamber’ is a small walk back along the road from the small car park. It is barely signed so you have to be quite vigilant. The site has been enclosed within a set of railings for your convenience and in order to prevent you from …er….tripping over the 20ft capstone, I guess.

Energetic condition :

When we dowsed this site, although we dowsed positive for whether bones had been buried here, we dowsed negative for the purpose of the site being originally for burial. We tested whether the site was used for transformation, and got a positive response. We therefore believe that this site was used to reduce the sensory input for druidic rituals, and combined with the auditory resonance of the chamber, this made for a powerful place to undergo a trance-formation to see into other dimensions (‘underworld’, ‘ancestor worship’, higher dimensions). When we tried this ourselves we got amazing results!

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: Most of the energies of this site were male. From the two outlying King Stones (just beyond the entrance gate) two male lines flow in through the gate (we often find energies bend their paths to fit human paths or entrances). One line spirals quickly inside the site, whereas the other loops around the chamber to form a spiral close to the entrance to the chamber (pictured above). This spiral then loops out around the chamber further, before going into the v-shaped slot in the northern side. It may continue further around, we didn’t check.

The most interesting male energy lines were those emanating from inside the chamber itself that then formed four large paisley teardrop shapes at each cardinal point around the rock.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: Not much female energy activity here. We found a pair of spirals coming out of the rock next to the chamber on the northern edge, and the energies coming out of and through this rock seemed to cause a difference in the symmetry of energy patterns formed by the male lines. The v-shaped hole in the northern edge also tested for strong female energies, and indeed looked female – it seemed like the natural place to emerge from the chamber in a sort of mock birthing process!

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): We didn’t dowse for any neutral energies at this site.

Energy patterns and directions:

Compare the Summer view of the energies with those when they were dowsed at the Winter Solstice 2009:

Here’s a link to more information about this site on the Megalithic Portal.

BLOG POST LINK: Read about our visit to this site.

GOOGLE MAP:

View Larger Map

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Nine Stones Close (Stone Circle)

Location: On Harthill Moor, near Harthill village, Derbyshire, Northern England.

Close to the impressive Robin Hood’s Stride (try climbing it – druid grove in the side). Although the way to it isn’t clear when approaching from the Stride it’s worth the effort. Watch out for cows and their debris.

Energetic condition :

Extremely integrated energies weave a delightful complex inter-connected series of large and small circles and swirls of energy. Three of the large stones register for female energies, but the odd-shaped stone closest to the Stride (left of photo) has a strong male spiral emitting from it.

When we first dowsed this we thought there were possibly two stones missing from this circle, in the two obvious blank spots, near to the oak tree and opposite it.

The strongest power centre is marked ‘B’ on the sketch below.

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: Two lonely male energy spiral appear at this site. One occurs next to the main power centre bundle, and the is next to the biggest female spiral I’ve ever seen which comes from the furthest stone (furthest away in photo). A male spiral emits from the odd-shaped stone (The Anvil) on the Stride side of the ‘circle’.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: This is a site of female energies – no doubt. This appears surprising given the large imposing sharp-edged stones that remain, yet the female spirals around these stones are very large and strong. The set of four power centres (A/B/C/D) are interlinked and all register for female energy forms.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): Neutral energies form straight or arcing links between the four remaining stones. A strong neutral line going over where we dowsed for missing stones would support this notion. The energy linking the oak tree at the site with another on the other side of the field is of a neutral type. One alignment ley was found crossing at an angle through the site. In the distance there is a country mansion in its path (NE), and the other way leads to Robin Hood’s Stride (SW).

Energy patterns and directions:

This link has more information about the labyrinth of energies at this site: Nine Stones Close circle.

BLOG POST LINK: Read about our visit to this site.

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Nine Ladies (Stone Circle)

Location: On Stanton Moor, near Stanton-in-the-Peak village, Derbyshire, Northern England.

Possibly the nicest location for a circle anywhere in the Derbyshire. Surrounded by beautiful birch, oak and pine trees this circle has an unusual ‘dead’ stone (the one leaning at an angle on the right in the picture).

Energetic condition :

Fed into by an old oak tree (a wishing tree) and criss-crossed by many neutral lines, and additionally powered by subsidiary stones lying to one side this circle is a torrent of energetic patterns. Beware of some stones ‘draining’ tendencies. A strong power centre keeps the whole mix flowing, and is located slightly off-centre to the patch of earth that marks the middle (slight dark patch in upper left of circle in the photo).

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: The oak tree connects to the power centre by two male lines – one going straight in, and the other going around the outside to enter and join the power centre via the circle’s ‘entrance’ gap. Almost every stone also has a small male energy that goes from the outside of the stone, back into the same stone from the inside! A male line connects the stone cluster at the side of the circle to one of the circle’s stones.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: Nearly every stone has a female spiral going out of the stones outside the circle to spiral a few feet from each stone. One set of stones was joined by a bridge of female energy. The stone that was linked by a neutral band or ‘bridge’ to its opposite had two female spirals coming out of it into a ‘horn’ or plume on either side.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): There is a wide slow spiral of neutral energy ringing the outside of the circle before heading inside to spiral into the power centre near the middle. The King Stone outlying the circle marks the point at which lines congregate along the neutral alignment ley here. Kal has found radial leys linking this site to other nearby sites such as Arbor Low and Nine Stones Close.

Energy patterns and directions:

This link has more information about the labyrinth of energies at this site: Nine Ladies circle.

BLOG POST LINKS: Read about our visit to this site. Another visit.

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Pendle Hill

Location: Nr. Barley, Lancashire, England. (SD 813410)

Energetic condition: I only tested one spot and that was the trigonometry point at the very peak of the hill, close to its steeper edge. The energies were flowing in the opposite direction to what they normally would be expected to do! They felt ‘unnatural’ – that’s the only way I can describe it.

Energy types:

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): The top of the hill marks the crossing point of two neutral ley lines that are aligned to the cardinal points. I don’t think it was exactly sited on the trig point marker, I think they crossed slightly to one side of that marker, but it was pretty close.

MALE (SUN): The trig point is surrounded by a block paving effect of bricks, and surrounding that is an undulating male line hugging it tightly, but travelling in an anti-clockwise direction.

FEMALE (MOON): Wrapping around the central brickwork, at a distance of about six or seven feet, was a series of six linked female spirals, forming a kind of hexagon of female energy around the trig point. Again, these female energies, although they spiralled in the correct anti-clockwise direction, their linked energies flowed clockwise – which is counter to the direction one would normally associate with such frequencies of energy.

Energy patterns and directions:

BLOG POST LINK: Read about my visit to this site.

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Stonehenge (stone circle)

Location: Wiltshire, England. (SU 122 422)

Energetic condition : Weaker than expected. If this is THE sacred site in England, well, it has been somewhat depleted! The energies were impossible to observe much from outside the circle.

Energy types: What energies there were outside were the usual spirals and a few alignment leys. Where a walkway had been positioned near to the outer fence a strong double straight line powered its way into the henge. Those lines had palpable energy and we couldn’t stand on them for very long without feeling queasy, like holding onto a farmer’s electric fence! The small spirals on the outside were found to be female.

Energy patterns and directions:

The alignment ley travelled in an E/W direction, as did the two ‘power lines’ coming into the eastern side of the circle. There simply wasn’t enough time, and we didn’t have enough motivation to do much more – it was all very draining just being there!

Gwas’s Notes:

“This was all rather disappointing. We will make a reservation to see the stones after normal visiting hours next time, and we’ll apply in advance too! Shame you have to do that just to get close to the stones, but it’s the only way to really tune into them – it’s not possible to tune in walking the ‘wrong’/discharging way around the monument. It all felt wrong.”

Footnote: here’s a link to a discussion by Dennis Price about the dark energies of Stonehenge (membership required). He mentions that the bodies of dead animals are often found within the henge, and that it is unlikely to be the work of evil-doers (due to tight security), but rather something about the circle itself.

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Moel-Ty-Uchaf (The Circle on the Hill of the Highest House)

Location: On a hill above Llandrillo village, Clwyd, North Wales. (SJ 057 371)

Geometry: This circle is based upon the number 5, having a pentagonal internal structure.

Dedication: Venus. The energy is thus strongest when Venus is in the ascendancy. See ArtCharts for a current reading.

Energetic condition : Energetically strong in most areas this circle displays many of the characteristics of the Nine Ladies circle in Derbyshire. This is the first circle at which we have found corresponding male and female power centres. Their complex three-dimensional linking (through the air and under the ground) also provides a connection to the stones in the circle via a pair of smaller stones lying seemingly randomly close in the North East corner. Near to this stands a larger, smoother yet rectangular stone at the northern end which registers as a source of female energies.

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: Male energies formed in spirals on the outside edge of every alternate stone in the circles (usually the bigger ones). Similar to effects seen at Gors Fawr and Nine Ladies stone circles, no doubt many more. The King Stone which was outlying the circle some twenty feet to the West emitted a male line from each side that travelled around the outer edge of the stones (never touching the male spirals coming out of the stones themselves). These two male lines ended in a sunwise spiral: one next to the large female rectangular rock, and the other next to the gap in the stones on the opposite southern side.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: Female spirals on the inside of the stones formed pairs with the male spirals on the outside. Every alternate stone registered for a female spiral, except possibly the north-eastern corner. In this corner it was all going on! A female line came from the female power centre, through the two small rocks on the inside NE corner, around an assembly of three stones, to end up going into the last stone before the gap. Another female line came westward out of the large female rectangular stone and circled around the inside of the stones, passing the small inner rocks, out of the circle through the gap next to the female stone, to spiral around the assembly of three stones and into the last rock again.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): We found an unusual reading with the neutral lines. Neutral lines link the female power centre to the male power centre, and then link the male power centre to the female stone in the stone circle. However, these lines seemed to register for being both under the ground (dowsed along the ground) AND going through the air. The line went from one power centre to the next through the air, then would switch to going underground to complete its way into the stone. This would be reversed as the energy came back from the stone through the air, then went back underground when it reached the male power centre, before heading back to the female power centre. The energy in the lines going along the ground between the power centres also flowed in a cycle, going from one power centre on one side of the circle to the other, then on to the stone, back from the stone and around the opposite side of the circle.

The way these energies interacted along the ground, in the air and under the ground was very difficult to dowse, and took a while to form a picture of this interaction. Think of it like the shape of a question mark, the curve being the link between the power centres (both sides), and the straight line being the connection to the stone. This question mark was on two planes – horizontal and vertical. The horizontal lines went either side of the centre circle, while the vertical lines went above and below the centre circle. The overall effect was like the shape of a light bulb – the bulbous end in the centre circle, with the stem plugged into the rectangular female stone.

There were three cardinal lines (one missing, Kal felt). Two lines intersected across the North-South and East-West alignments, whilst the other went NE-SW. The three alignments met in the central circle. The E-W line passes through the King Stone on it’s way out towards the Snowdonia mountain range.

Energy patterns and directions:

Gwas’s Notes:

“So many elements of this circle seemed familiar to us as we dowsed. However, every circle is different, and I was surprised at the interaction between the power centre which formed a 3D image of a lightbulb, as though hinting that there were more ideas to be generated from this site yet. Druidically we hope to have switched the light on again, which later dowsing has confirmed. Also, a revisit allowed me to re-connect the two male spiral arms together at the eastern edge of the circle. I need Kal to confirm whether the sketch above should be updated to reflect the new energy flows.”

BLOG POST LINK: Read about our visit to this site.

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Cerrig Pryfaid (The Stone of the Flies)

Location: Behind Foel Lwyd hill, above Rowen village, Gwynedd, North Wales. (SH 724713)

Geometry: This circle is based upon the number 9, having a nonagonal internal structure.

Dedication: Neptune. The energy is thus strongest when Neptune is in the ascendancy. See ArtCharts for a current reading.

Energetic condition : The site suffers from a number of afflictions: firstly, it is not very often visited any more, and secondly, it has some huge electricity pylons running along its southern edge. Both of these factors mean that the energies are much weaker here than we have found at other sites, and yet there is much to dowse here still, despite this. Most of the site’s liveliness is dependent upon the interesting energy flowing along its neutral alignment ley running approximately east-west. In addition, the site is bolstered by the living energy of a gorse bush inside the circle, and by the powerful outliers at its southern and western edges.

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: Each stone emits a male spiral along the outer edge (apart from the two linked ‘feedback loop’ stones – see diagram below). The two outlier stones (a King or Heel stone, and a Grounding Stone) are positioned to harness male energies (presumably above flowing water). They feed male energy into the site’s energy flows.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: Each stone also emits a female spiral on the inside edge of the circle (again, apart from the loopback stones). A healthy mix of male and female energies forms a helix into the site when combined with the male energy from the outliers (the King Stone and Groudning Stone).

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS):  A neutral alignment ley line runs through the site on an approximate East to West alignment (see the picture below, where the staff indicates the ley direction). This neutral line acts as the spine for both male and female energies to form a helix from the western King Stone flowing into the circle until they form a spiral of combined male and female energies. Thus, the site is very balanced energetically.

As with other sites such as Nine Ladies and Arbor Low circles in Derbyshire, at Cerrig Pryfaid we see the same under ground/above ground arcing energy sphere (the ‘feedback loop’ stones). The site is the lesser-visited cousin of the more popular Penmaenmawr circles, cairns and standing stones that are just the other side of the looming hills in whose shade this circle is positioned.

Energy patterns and directions:

BLOG POST LINK: Read about our visit to this site.

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Pentre Ifan (‘Ivan’s Village’)

Location: Near the village of Brynberian, Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. (SN105355)

Energetic condition : Strong flowing lines and equally strong straight male lines form a wonderfully symmetrical pattern around the whole site. Outlying stones are equally energetic and involved in passing on the male energies. A power centre lies at the base of the middle supporting pillar at the back of the cromlech. This power centre is immensely powerful, and made me tingle until I laughed!

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: Male lines tie the site together. They form the ‘struts’ of the diagonals that connect to the four corner stones. Also, it is a male line that circles inside the structure from the power centre at the back. At the front male lines are especially dominant with one coming from the rear power centre to flow down the hill on the right hand side, and out of a spiral at the right of the cromlech, through two long flat stones, and straight down the hill and out of the site. A male line also emanates from the large rock outlying to the upper front right of the site, which then weaves between smaller rocks which lie along the entrance path to the site.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: Three sets of pairs of female spirals form layers of curling moustache-like patterns at the rear of the structure. The bottom-most pair of female spirals start around each of the corner stones at the back. Here female and male lines both emerge from these corner stones. At the front of the site only two ‘clefs’ of female spiral are evident just above each of the corner stones.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): No neutral or alignment leys were dowsed for. There is a visual alignment with the near Preselli hills atop which is another stone circle dedicated to Arthur, and in the valley below Pentre Ifan is Coed Coetan Arthur cromlech.

Energy patterns and directions:

Energy is contained within four corner stones, two at the rear and two at the front. A beautiful set of three curving clef spirals form a symmetrical pattern at the back of the cromlech, whilst at the front there are a series of straight male lines which flow downhill from the structure, and diagonally into the corner stones, like at the back. Viewed from above they form a diagonal cross, or ‘X’ through the cromlech.

This site has good instructions on how to find it: finding Pentre Ifan.

This link has more information, and a good selection of pictures: Info

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Bryn Celli Ddu (The Mound in a Dark Grove)

LOCATION: Near the village of Landdaniel Fab, Anglesey, North Wales. (SH 507702)

Energetic condition : The lines are easy to find, but the site is a complex mix of many types and tracks of energy. It’s almost like you can tell that the site has been re-constructed by successive generations of ancient people, because the energy patterns almost feel too crowded, like they are somewhat overlaid upon each other. However, most of the lines that emit from or encompass stone markers are strong. Where stones are missing the energies are weaker and more difficult to dowse for.

As the site feels very much alive, we feel that the energy paths and shapes may vary with the time of year, as there is a very obvious solar alignment with the rear ‘window’ and passageway. This makes the site feel more energetic when the sun is filtering into the mound in the morning.

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: Male band around the ridge surrounding the mound, which alternated with bands of female energy, then back to male, and to female again. This formed a quartered ring around the mound. A male line also enters from the back of the mound, through the dip that forms the outer ‘entrance’ in the ridge, goes through the slot in the stone ‘window’, along the centre of the passageway, and then flows out through the five small stones, and on towards the farmhouse across the field next to the site. The five small stones at the front entrance to the mound also show small male spirals.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: See above. Additionally, there are two female lines inside the mound. One which starts at the small circular earth depression at the end of the entrance passage and spirals out of that circle to bounce close to the right-hand edge (looking out) of the passageway. The other line emerges from the inner stone, spirals around it, then bounces out of the passageway on the left-hand side. They emerge on either side of the entrance porch and rise on either side to form spirals with about three or four turns.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): An alignment ley follows roughly the path of the male/sun energy line that goes through the site from the back to the front entrance. It is oriented NE – SW.

Energy patterns and directions:

A circular band around the mound composed of male then female sections. A group of four spirals behind the five stones near the entrance. A linking neutral energy coming from the stone at the back of the mound and spiralling into one of the front entrance spirals marked by a larger stone than the five small ones near to it.

A circular regularly-distanced patterns of points where standing stones used to be sited, all around the ridge. We can’t decide whether there are 11 or 12. 12 seems more likely, as it’s a number highly venerated in ancient times.

The following diagram shows the energies as they were at the Winter Solstice December 2009:

Compare our energy findings with those of The Stone Dowser.

This site has good instructions on how to find it: Bryn Celli Ddu.

This link has more information, and a good selection of pictures: Megalithia

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Silbury Hill (mound)

Location: Near the village of Beckhampton, Wiltshire, Southern England. (SU100685)

Energetic condition : Apparently STILL being repaired from 2000 C.E. Therefore, access to the mound is currently closed off. I went up onto the hilltop, however, and found that there was a lot of energy focused at the summit.

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: Male energy is drawn down from the sun and stars.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON : Moon energy is also drawn down to this hill’s summit where it combines with the female earth energy that is funnelled up through the mound.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): A neutral line passed through this hill from Beckhampton on to West Kennet Long Barrow.

Energy patterns and directions: A hugely powerful large spiral on the summit leads to a strong power centre in the middle where male, female and neutral energies are combined.

BLOG POST LINK: Read about my night time visit to the hill here.

This link has more information, and lists some other pages to get more information: Silbury Hill sites.

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Glastonbury Tor (hill)

Location: On the Chalice Well side of Glastonbury town, Somerset, Southern England.

Many people have dowsed the hill itself, so we chose to dowse the church on the summit instead. If you want to see a map of the hill’s labyrinth energy pattern then visit this link for a picture of those lines. Famously described and pictured in “The Sun and the Serpent” book (see Book Recommendations).

Energetic condition : These energies have to be felt to be believed. Seriously, ANYONE could dowse here – the energies are so strong and clear.

Energy types:

MALE / SUN: A male spiral inside the church starts the whole thing off. You’ll have to excuse our drawing – it was the first time we determined gender for lines and it’s a bit incomplete. Essentially though, the male spiral goes around the building and back into itself.

FEMALE / EARTH + MOON: There are many more female lines passing through the church. A small female spiral inside (near the male spiral) pushes energy around the left hand side (in the picture above) and back into itself, just like the male spiral energy does. Whilst the male goes all around the church, the female lines take sides, because there’s also a female line going around the right hand side and back into the center too.

NEUTRAL (LEY LINES/ALIGNMENTS/RADIALS): There is a famous alignment ley called the Michael and Mary Line that passes through the centre of this church on Glastonbury Tor,. It aligns with the surrounding ancient sites such as a hillfort, a hilltop, Avebury stone circle, and much beyond that too. The power of this line is easily detected. We suspect the direction of flow may vary with the weather, the strength of the sun and moon, and the time of year, but haven’t tested this yet.

Energy patterns and directions:

We got a series of streaming lines which went around the church and sometimes swirled inside it. There were occasional female and male swirls outside on the hill. An energy line followed the paths down on both sides (long front and steep back).

We found on our 2009 visit that we were impelled to walk up the slope of the Tor in a zig-zag fashion. We quickly realised that we were both following our own individual labyrinth patterns – the paths that we needed to follow in order that we walked the part of the labyrinth that awoke those particular parts of our consciousness that stimulated certain areas of our brains until we were both in a highly comtemplative meditative state of mind once we had reached the summit. This link has more information about the labyrinth of energies at this site: Glastonbury Tor maze site.

BLOG POST LINK: Read about our visit to this site. This visit was the most enlightening site visit I have ever experienced!

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