Category Archives: Ancient sites

Whitby Weekend: The church at Lastingham

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was only a few miles to the final destination of the Silent Eye’s weekend in North Yorkshire. We were heading for St Mary’s church at Lastingham, the final resting place, or so it is believed, of St Cedd, who … Continue reading →

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Whitby Weekend: Moorland stone…

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

On the Sunday morning, we met at the Lion Inn, perched some thirteen hundred feet above sea level and high on the North Yorkshire moors. The sixteenth-century inn is an isolated spot above Rosedale, in an area fair littered with … Continue reading →

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A flying visit to Helmsley

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

On our way north for the latest Silent Eye weekend, we could not resist calling in at the Yorkshire town of Helmsley and paying a flying visit to the church. It seemed appropriate, as it is with our first visit … Continue reading →

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Stone of the Night…

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* You are a passenger… You stay under glass… You are driven through the city’s ripped back-sides. You leave the city’s ripped back-sides on a road which snakes through low, rough, foothills. Far on the horizon a solitary fin-shaped peak … Continue reading →

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Chaperone…

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “The second stone points to Silbury Hill along the line of the midsummer sunrise.” “Can that be accidental?” “It seems unlikely.” * … “Would there be a symbolic significance for that?” “One would expect so.” “Could we offer an … Continue reading →

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Portals ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “In the programme…” said the man wearing a green-kilt, * * “…the portal-stones lead to another time.” * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Five-Grey-Mares… Stuart France

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Five grey mares… * * On a green hill… Continue reading at Stuart France

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Perspectives in stone

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It is not every day that you get a graphic demonstration of one of the mysteries of the ancient world, especially not in your own garden. Or, in this case, your son’s. But that was exactly what we got when … Continue reading →

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Losing the past

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There was an article about the archaeological explorations taking place along the route of HS2, the planned high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham. It highlighted the amazing number of sites being excavated, spanning the human history of the last … Continue reading →

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‘Other Earth…

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Aurally… Aurally, pray, explain if you can, “Why O’ why is it so typical for this sort of man?”… * The Sci-en-ti-fic Messers, ‘Our-King’ and ‘Door-Kins’ et el… Continue reading at France and Vincent

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