Category Archives: historic sites

Dreaming Stones: Third Time Lucky…

Posted on August 9, 2020 by

The light was changing. Not that it had been doing anything else all day… the light in the Western Isles is amazing… but it was, by this time, almost eight thirty and we were rather expecting the light to fade … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Caught in the Middle…

Posted on August 7, 2020 by

It was definitely a first… I have never stood within one distinct stone circle and been able to look at two others on the near horizon. The stone circle of Callanish II, otherwise known as Cnoc Ceann a’Gharaidh, stands just … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Invisibility and Other Weirdness…

Posted on August 4, 2020 by

Just beyond the standing stones of Callanish is a small hillock of boulders and green earth. It was here we sat, partly to contemplate the enormity of the site before us… a place we had both long wanted to visit … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: “…and under the earth…”

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

Sharp tang of woodsmoke, tall shadows climb stone walls, reflected flames dance in a black pool. Deep in the belly of earth, the symbols of the rite painted on pale skin, I wait as the torches come… I could not … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: “Upon the earth…”

Posted on July 15, 2020 by

Our morning began with an early meditation upon the hillside, turning our attention to the light, both in literal and symbolic terms. It was a moment to drink in the beauty of the land as a ‘false dawn’ opened a … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Dusk in the kirkyard…

Posted on July 14, 2020 by

We gathered for the first evening of the weekend workshop. On the banks of the River Spey, we were introduced to some of the concepts we would be working with over the weekend before we were led into Inverallan burial … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones ~ Into the Highlands

Posted on July 13, 2020 by

We had pumped up the still-deflating tyre once again before leaving Kinross. In spite of all assurances by the mechanic, there was obviously some kind of problem and the winding roads of the Highlands are unforgiving. It was to be … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXXVIII: Back to the Future…

Posted on July 11, 2020 by

We went back once more to where it all began. Paying our respects to Dragon Hill, the ancient White Horse and the hillfort known as Uffington Castle, we left the car and the world behind and walked to Wayland’s Smithy. … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXXVI: Somewhere Old, Something New…

Posted on July 9, 2020 by

Instead of driving to the Red Lion as is our ‘tradition’ when coming back from these research trips via Avebury, we decided, for a change, to stop at the pub on the outskirts of the great monument. There was no … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXXV: The Knights Come Down to Drink…

Posted on July 8, 2020 by

We had already been sidetracked by St Edwold’s tiny church, but we were definitely on our way home now. Except, we thought that as we were passing, it would be a pity not to visit the little village of Sutton … Continue reading →

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