Atlas of Magical Britain

Atlas of Magical Britain maps the places, legends and customs that give Britain its enduring air of enchantment. Across 16 regional maps, Janet and Colin Bord locate prehistoric camps, ghostly ruins, sites linked with Arthurian legend and Robin Hood, and landscapes associated with phantom black hounds, fairy treasure, hermits and witches.

The regional chapters arrange these accounts by county, combining geographical reference with the stories attached to particular sites. Ley lines and other landscape alignments also feature, alongside traditions that have shaped local ideas of magical places. Calendars of customs and festivals complete the regional surveys, showing how older beliefs and seasonal practices continued to find expression across Britain.