Tradition guide
Celtic/Prehistoric
Celtic/Prehistoric sites connect places through shared lineage, practice, story, and pilgrimage across the global atlas.
25 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country and site-type filters to narrow in.
Atlas summary
Celtic/Prehistoric sacred sites overview
Celtic/Prehistoric sacred sites connect places through shared lineage, ritual use, memory, and pilgrimage practice across the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this page to compare country clusters, common place types, UNESCO-tagged landmarks, and the map distribution before exploring individual site pages.
| Coverage | 25 Celtic/Prehistoric sacred places in the current atlas. |
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Showing 1-25 of 25 sites in this tradition guide
Ballymeanoch Neolithic site, Kilmartin Glen
Kilmartin, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
In Kilmartin Glen, where more than 350 ancient monuments cluster within six miles of a quiet village, Ballymeanoch holds its ground with particular intensity....
Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Guingamp
Guingamp, Brittany, France
For nearly a millennium, pilgrims have journeyed to Guingamp seeking the intercession of Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, Our Lady of Good Help....
Bodowyr Dolmen
Llangaffo, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom
In a quiet farmer's field on Anglesey, three standing stones bear a mushroom-shaped capstone that has marked this hilltop for over five thousand years....
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....
Cadair Idris
Dolgellau, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom
Rising above southern Snowdonia, Cadair Idris has drawn seekers for centuries with its promise of transformation....
Cairn of Get
Ulbster, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
On a windswept hillside in Scotland's far north, a stone chamber has held its silence for over five thousand years....
Camster Cairns
Lybster, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
On the windswept peatlands of Caithness, two stone cairns rise from the heather as they have for over five thousand years....
Carn Ingli
Newport, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom
Rising above the ancient town of Newport in Pembrokeshire, Carn Ingli takes its name from the 6th-century saint Brynach, who climbed to this rocky summit to pray and there...
Corrimony Cairn
Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Hidden in a quiet Highland glen, Corrimony Chambered Cairn has kept watch over its buried dead for four thousand years....
Croft Moraig Stone Circle, Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
On the shores of Loch Tay, three concentric rings of stone mark a place held sacred for five millennia....
Dun Beag, Struan, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Struan, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
On a windswept hilltop above Struan, the dry-stone walls of Dun Beag have stood for over two thousand years....
Eamhain Mhacha
Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rising above the Armagh countryside, this ceremonial hilltop was the spiritual and mythological heart of ancient Ulster....
Fingal’s Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland
Staffa Island, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
On the uninhabited island of Staffa, a sea cave lined with hexagonal basalt columns has drawn pilgrims for over two centuries....
Foret de Huelgoat (Huelgoat High Forest)
Huelgoat, Brittany, France
In the heart of Brittany, a forest of moss-covered boulders and hidden caves has drawn seekers for millennia....
Fortingall Yew Tree and Church, Perthshire, Scotland
Fortingall, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
In a small churchyard at the mouth of Scotland's longest glen stands a yew tree that may have been ancient when the pyramids were young....
Healabhal Mhor, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Dunvegan, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
On the Duirinish peninsula of Skye, Healabhal Mhor rises with a summit so flat it resembles a natural altar open to the sky....
Kinnell stone circle, Killin
Killin, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
In a quiet pasture east of Killin village, six standing stones have held their positions for perhaps four thousand years....
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....
Mount Schiehallion, Scotland
Aberfeldy, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Rising like a sentinel at the heart of Scotland, Schiehallion carries one of the most evocative names in Gaelic geography: Sidh Chailleann, the Fairy Hill of the...
Mt. Beinn-na-Greine, Portree, Scotland
Portree, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
On the Isle of Skye, a modest peak carries an ancient name: Beinn na Greine, Mountain of the Sun....
Nether Largie standing stones, Argyll, Scotland
Kilmartin, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Five massive stones stand in an X-shaped pattern at the heart of Kilmartin Glen, mainland Scotland's richest prehistoric landscape....
Praying Hands of Mary
Fortingall, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Deep in Glen Lyon, Scotland's longest and most storied glen, two weathered stones rise from the hillside like hands pressed together in prayer....
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....
St. Fillan’s Cave, Pittenweem, Scotland
Pittenweem, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Beneath the fishing village of Pittenweem lies a cave where the Irish missionary Fillan once prayed in solitude, his glowing arm said to illuminate the scriptures in...
Stone Of Destiny
Navan, County Meath, Ireland
The Lia Fail stands on the Hill of Tara, a granite pillar that legend says once roared to recognize the rightful High King of Ireland....
Key questions
Celtic/Prehistoric sacred-site questions
- What are Celtic/Prehistoric sacred sites?
- Celtic/Prehistoric sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.
- Where can I find Celtic/Prehistoric sacred sites?
- The strongest country clusters in this guide include United Kingdom, France, Ireland.
- What kinds of places are included?
- Common place types include sacred mountain, standing stones, burial cairn, stone circle, forest and basilica, dolmen.
- Can I map Celtic/Prehistoric sacred sites?
- Yes. Compare country clusters and site types first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.