Category Archives: Ancient sites

Captured – #writephoto prompt – Alethea Kehas

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Not Tomatoes: Once again I’m inspired by Sue Vincent’s photography and have participated in her #writephoto prompt writing challenge. This time I decided to do a poem in the shape of an hourglass, but one could also look … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Love, photo prompt, Photography, Poetry, writing, writing prompt | Tagged love story, mirror poem, poem | 3 Comments

The Hooded Stone…? from Stuart France

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Stuart France, an excerpt from one of our books, Scions of Albion: “It has to be the Stone on Gardom’s Edge…” “What does?” says Wen. “My Robin Hood Stone… I mean it didn’t look much like the stone … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Books, Don and Wen, Doomsday: Scions of Albion, History, mystery, Photography, Sacred sites, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, writing | Tagged albion, alternative history, archaeology, Derbyshire, England, landscape, mercia, mystery, Photography, standing stone, story | Leave a comment

Thursday photo prompt – Captured #writephoto

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Believe it or not, it wasn’t moonrise but a pure, pale sunset. We had called at Avebury on our way back from giving the Silent Eye’s final talk of the series in Glastonbury a couple of years ago. It had … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, photo prompt, Photography, Sacred sites, writing, writing prompt | Tagged #writephoto, fiction, magic, mystery, prompt, writing challenge | 40 Comments

The Standing Stones of Dunruchan from Walking with a Smacked Pentax

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from James Elkington at Walking with a Smacked Pentax: We had been driving for what seemed like ages without seeing another soul on this beautiful Scottish mountain road. Eventually we stopped at the side of a pine forest and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, History, mystery, Photography | Tagged megalith, Paul Bennett, Scotland, standing stones | 9 Comments

The Last Temple of the Celts by William Young

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from William Young at Feral Words. A long read, but William’s words and pictures take us to a place few of us will see…and tells us why it is so very special. After travelling with him on the page, … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, History, Memory, mystery, Photography | Tagged Celtic shrine, Celtic Temple, mountains, Scotland, snow, Tigh nam Bodach | 2 Comments

Marsden Moor and Upper Colne Valley – Part One by Andy Hemingway

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Andy Hemingway Marsden Moor sits at the very periphery of Yorkshire, in the wild Pennine boarder lands. As the narrowest point of the Pennines, it has been exploited as a crossing point since humans first came to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, History, Photography | Tagged Andy Hemingway, marsden, Moors, Pennines, yorkshire | 19 Comments

The Avenue of the Dead – Walking with a Smacked Pentax

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from my friend James Elkington’s blog, Walking with a Smacked Pentax. Deep within Burley moor is a very old, half ruined stone circle. It is one of half a dozen on the moor – but few know about it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Photography | Tagged ancient track, Grubstones, Ilkey, Moors, necropolis, petroglyphs | 5 Comments

North by sort of northeast

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I’ve been in the north for the monthly meeting. It means that I get to at least see, if not necessarily play on the moors, so, as you can imagine, I am happy. The evening meeting saw us read through … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, England, Events, Photography, Spirituality, workshop 2016 | Tagged ancient history, landscape, The Silent Eye, travel, weekend workshops | 19 Comments

The Abyss and a New Year Renaissance – Dalo Collis

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Dalo Collis at China Sojourns Photography The long and winding road of this past year has finally reached its end. I feel broken. Exhausted. Started the year as a kid, climbing mountains ready to attack the world, and now … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, nature, Photography | Tagged Dalo Collis, new year, philosophy, Randall Collis | 3 Comments

Aquae Sulis

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Aquae Sulis… the waters of the Sulis… that was the Roman name for the city of Bath. It is easy to understand why when, since time immemorial, a hot and mineral-rich spring has welled from the ground; the only hot … Continue reading →