Episodes – Sacred Sites of Northumbria Unknown

Episode 06 – Chatton Park Hill – inc. Ketley Crag. In this episode Marc goes hunting for 6,000 year old Prehistoric Rock Art, with reknowned expert (and old friend) Dr. Aron Mazel (Director of the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies at Newcastle University). Chatton Park Hill houses some of the most impressive and enigmatic rock […]

Episode 05 – Lady’s Well, Holystone Village, Northumberland. The Lady’s Well is an ornate pool and natural spring in the beautiful village of Holystone, near Rothbury. The site has almost certainly been used since prehistoric times as a religious foci, with suggestions of it being a Celtic and Romano/British Shrine and later as an important  Christian site […]

Episode 04 – St. Michael & All Angels, Houghton le Spring. When it comes to the continuity of a sacred site through the ages and across different religions, this must be one of my favourite examples. In this episode Marc talks to reknowned Buildings Archaeologist Peter Ryder, about St. Michael & All Angels Church in […]

Episode 03 – Old Bewick (Blawearie). This month Marc talks to Dr. Stan Beckensall about Old Bewick, said to be the most complete archaeological landscape in Northumbria. The site includes Neolithic Rock Art, Bronze Age Burial Cairns, an Iron Age Hillfort, an early Medieval Church and an amazing abandoned Farmstead. Throughout the podcast Stan brings […]

Episode 02 – Hartburn Village. In this second episode of the Sacred Sites Podcast, Marc explores the enchanting village of Hartburn, near Morpeth in Northumberland. Specific sites include St. Andrew’s Church, and the Hartburn Grotto – an c.18th folly but possibly a Romano-British Shrine. Download Episode 02 > Running time 36 mins 04 secs. File size 33 MB. Shownotes for […]

Episode 01 – Pilot episode. In this pilot episode Marc introduces the series; he discusses his passion for sacred sites, outlines the podcast’s aims and objectives, and gives a brief summary of the Northumbria region and it’s rich heritage. Download Episode 01 > Running time 12 mins 35 secs. File size 11.5 MB. Shownotes for Episode 01  >