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The 'tail' of The Mermaid Wife from the Shetlands, tells how her seal-skin was hidden, trapping her on land for many years. It also notes that, to this day, her descendants have a thin webbing twixt their fingers and a flipper-like tilt of hand 👀 antiq.wiki?s1/l7410_The... #FolkloreThursday

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A massive thank-you to sundialsoc.org.uk for allowing me to use their mass-dial / scratch-dial data on the map - there's well over 1500 churches and other buildings sporting one of these earliest timekeepers!

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Sanctuary stones are really interesting. Most church buildings offered temporary sanctuary so wrongful accusations could be righted - but some special places, like Torphichen Preceptory extended refuge a mile or more into their surroundings - the boundary of which... you guessed it 🏺 #skystorians

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What's that you ask? A 'Mass Dial' - like an early sundial that you may see near the South-facing entrance to old churches. Like witch-marks, they're a great thing to look out for if you're in the habit of looking round churches. I snapped this one thinking it was a witch-mark - now I know better!

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With many thanks to yokai.com, #japan now has a fair covering of #folklore

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The 'Sizewell C Hoard' is a bundled of over 300 silver coins, wrapped in a sheet of lead and hidden on the boundary between two fields... what a find! Read more here - oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/the-siz... 🏺

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If you’re looking for ghosts - an ancient battlefield is an obvious place to start. But be sure to dive into the history - the reason for the battle may be more haunting than it's spectres. #ghosts vs #history @ untamed.earth?battle

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I've read of an ancient route: 'Seahenge' to Stonehenge - which seems to be traced out by ancient burial sites. But there also appears to be a route heading south-east from Stonehenge.... to where? (alternatively, the isle is simply packed with sites yet to be mapped and I'm mis-joining the dots😀)

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