Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound ~ Jo Woolf

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Hazel Tree:

“And now we were in the very midst of a land of legends.”

R Angus Smith, Loch Etive and the Sons of Uisnach (1879)

Early on a Sunday morning in July, with a shimmering haze promising later heat, it seemed like a great idea to go dowsing along a serpent mound by Loch Nell. There were only two potential drawbacks to this plan: one, I’m still a beginner at dowsing, and two, I was not entirely convinced that the serpent mound existed.

But, having consulted the trusty database of Canmore, which plots all known archaeological sites on a zoomable map, I was sure at least that the remains of a chambered cairn could be inspected; and I knew that the views would be beautiful, regardless.

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Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.

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9 Responses to Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound ~ Jo Woolf

House of Heart says:

July 27, 2019 at 17:09

Wonderful tale and photograph, sigh, wish I were there!

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  July 27, 2019 at 17:21
  
  I’d rather like to be too 🙂
  
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  - House of Heart says:
    
    July 27, 2019 at 17:22
    
    wouldn’t it be lovely?? 🙂
    
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    - Sue Vincent says:
      
      July 27, 2019 at 17:22
      
      Oh yes… 🙂
      
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      - House of Heart says:
        
        July 27, 2019 at 17:22
        
        Indeed!
        
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Stuart France says:

July 28, 2019 at 16:37

The drawing of the ‘Serpent Mound’ from, ‘In the Hebrides’ bears more than a passing resemblance to ‘Dragon Hill’ and the ‘Manger’ at Uffington… 😉

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  July 28, 2019 at 18:22
  
  I thought so too… 🙂
  
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Staci Troilo says:

July 29, 2019 at 01:11

I saw “Serpent Mound” and was instantly intrigued. I have a serpent mound in my last book. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing.

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- Sue Vincent says:
  
  July 29, 2019 at 06:15
  
  Jo takes us to some wonderful places in her writing. 🙂
  
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