Category Archives: Ancient sites

Inner Sanctum… Stuart France

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* Further vindication of our unscheduled return was granted upon re-entering the chamber. The free standing stone and the facing stone, which were separated by space and shadow, were both now holding the light. The light that some say would … Continue reading →

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Verily, verily… Stuart France

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* The thing is… It is impossible to ‘do’ such sites in one visit. In fact, it is not possible to ‘do’ such sites at all. If anything, they ‘do’ you, if you allow them. As we were about to … Continue reading →

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Of Ash and Seed- Offerings

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Sue Vincent

“The druids – that is what they call their magicians – hold nothing more sacred than the mistletoe and a tree on which it is growing, provided it is a hard-timbered oak…. Mistletoe is rare and when found it is … Continue reading →

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Never Go Back… Stuart France

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* The first thing to remark, apart from the increased Avian Activity Quotient… Was, the difference an hour makes. * * Was it simply the movement of the sun? The progress of the day… Or had the site responded to … Continue reading →

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Carving no. 88 – James Elkington

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Carving no. 88 – a bit of a dry name, isnt it? This is the ‘official’ name for this exceptional rock tucked away in the wilds of Ilkley moor. There must have been something very special about this 12 ft. … Continue reading →

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Of Ash and Seed – Spotlight on the past

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

We walked the short distance from the car park by the beach to what appeared to be a beautifully preserved mound, right above the sea. Appearances can be deceptive though… this mound is not ancient, but a concrete dome covered … Continue reading →

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‘Cloud City Central!’… – Stuart France

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* The phrase was uttered as a prognosis as much as a question and so we smiled an affirmative, in relief, that we were not the only one’s to have been thus transported… * * It is not by happy … Continue reading →

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Chanteater – Stuart France

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* It was probably foolish, I know… * * But I took a liking to this ‘little lady’. * * Who, if the board is correct, could have been supporting the capstone’s weight  for over six thousand years. Continue reading … Continue reading →

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Smoke – Stuart France #writephoto…

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I know why we did it. Why it was suggested. It was Ned’s idea. Ned, with his ‘sacred tobacco’. Still, it could hardly have been sacred here, then… Continue reading here

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Guest author – Helen Jones: Voices In The Land

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Meet Helen Jones, author of The Ambeth Chronicles, a YA fantasy series– Oak and Mist ,  No Quarter and Hills and Valleys. We’ve all been to places where the land speaks to us. Places of great harmony, where the air … Continue reading →

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