Martin's Favorite Links Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Places

EUROPE

Stone Pages
Stone circles and other megalithic sites in England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Earth Mysteries web site of David Cowan

Stone Circles of Cumbria, England

Glastonbury Tor, England

Glastonbury, England
This web site is a good starting point for exploration of both the ancient and contemporary attractions of Glastonbury. Includes a good Glastonbury links section and web ring.

Sacred Sites of Scotland

Rosslyn Chapel, England

Alastair McIvor’s Stone Circle Pages.
Listing of stone circles in parts of the UK.

Ireland: sacred sites and megalithic monuments.
Ireland’s ancient megalithic monuments, known as Chambered Cairns, are some of the oldest buildings in the world. Artist, researcher and tour guide Martin Byrne investigates the mythological and astronomical features of these wonderful sites and their relationship to the landscape.

Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth megalithic sites - Ireland.
Detailed information and maps on megalithic sites in Ireland

Ireland : sacred sites and megalithic monuments

Mythical Ireland
An exploration of the Irish Stone Age monuments in the context of art, mythology, astronomy and archaeology.

Loughcrew Megaliths, Ireland

Megalith photo page of Jan Bily.
Photos and descriptions of European megaliths.

Megalithics
An archive of over 4000 photos of stone circles and other megalithic
monuments in the British Isles and Ireland.

Stonehenge.tv
New ideas on the construction methods of Stonehenge.

Pilgrim’s Route to Santiago de Compostela.
Maps, articles, and bibliography about Europe’s most famous pilgrimage.

Santiago de Compostela

Regordane pilgrimage route to Saint-Gilles, France

The Fatima Network

Geomancy Organization of Germany

Place of power and megaliths around Saint-Petersburg, north-west Russia

Megalithic sites in Romania

St. Henry's pilgrimage route in Finland

Geomancy and sacred sites in Germany

Places of Pilgrimage in the Cesky Krumlov Region

Bornholm Island, Denmark

Dolmens in the Netherlands

Marian Sacred Sites.
Information on Black Madonna and Miraculous Mary images.

Links to Black Madonna web sites.

Stone Seeker Net
Sacred sites, dolmens, stone circles of the British Isles

Greek Monasteries

The Oracle of Delphi and Ancient Oracles

Orkney megalithic sites with Robert Lomas

The Order of Bards and Druids with Philip Carr-Gomm

 

ASIA

Temples of India
Locations, information, and photographs regarding over 2000 Indian temples, many of which are celebrated pilgrimage sites.

Sabarimala, Kerala
The great pilgrimage shrine of Ayyappa in the South Indian state of Kerala

Tirumala and Sri Venkateswara

Sacred sites and sages of India

Lost Temples of South India

Seeing Spiritual India
A brief photographic journey to some of the major pilgrimage sites in India.

Temples of India

Southern Indian Pilgrimage temples of Muruga in Palani

Southern Indian Pilgrimage temples of Tiruchendur

From Kailasa to Kataragama: Sacred Geography in the cult of Skanda-Murukan

Sacred Sites of Korea

Shrine of Dargah Sharif, Ajmer , Rajistan , India

Shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Awlia, Delhi , India

Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka

Holy places in Kashmir

Muktinath, Nepal

Borobudur Temple, Java

Japanese Pilgrimage Sites.
A good source of information on the 88 temple pilgrimage of Kobo Daishi on the island of Shikoku in Japan.

Sacred Sites in Thailand

Megaliths and ancient mysteries of Asia and Korea

MIDDLE EAST

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

Jerusalem
An information-rich web site focusing on historical and contemporary aspects of this Holy City of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

The Riddle of Mt. Sinai : Archaeological Discoveries at Har Karkom

Islamic Pilgrimage Sites.
A fine listing of sacred sites in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Jerusalem, and Egypt.

The Islamic Photo Collection
Photographs of Islamic pilgrimage sites, plus rare views of the Kaaba in Makkah.

History of Islamic Shrines
This web site contains a history of the masouleums and shrines of the members of Prophet Muhammad's Household (known as the "Ahlul Bayt" amongst Muslims). These shrines are in Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Bahá'í Holy Places in the Holy Land

AFRICA

Sacred Sites of South Africa

Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

Virtual Tour of the Great Pyramid

Great Pyramid of Giza Research Association
Earth Mysteries, Ancient Civilizations & articles about the pyramids.

Egypt Origins

AMERICAS

America’s Stonehenge.
Photos and information regarding megalithic site in North Salem, New Hampshire.

Old World Records in Ancient America
Gloria Farley has conducted nearly 50 years of research in the field of pre-Colombian visitors to North America.

The Sacred Center of Mt. Shasta

Serpent Mound, Ohio and ancient sites of the Eastern US.

Sacred sites in Wisconsin

Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Big Horn Medicine Wheel, Wyoming

Machu Picchu, Peru
A comprehensive site focusing on both Machu Picchu, sacred sites in South America, and related links.

Shrine of Difunta Correa in Argentina

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

Geomancy in Australia

GLOBAL

The Earth Mysteries and Sacred Sites Ring

World Mysteries web site of Alex Sokolowski

Earth Mysteries site of Chris Witcombe.
Art and architecture at selected sacred sites and writings on the nature and symbology of holy places.

Pilgrim’s Progress
An extensive listing of links to web sites dealing with pilgrimage studies and pilgrimage sites around the world.

Rock Art Data Base.
Information and links about ancient rock art (pictographs, petroglyphs) around the world.

Rock Art site of Mike Morwood
Analysis, dating, and ethnography of world rock art by Mike Morwood. Includes links to numerous other rock art web sites.

The Goddess Mound
Sacred sites, history and art of ancient Goddesses around the world.

Dionysus and Kataragama: Parallel Mystery Cults