Tag Archives: archaeology

Windblown stone

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Still stuck at home… possibly for good now… I can still share memories and previous visits to places that have special meaning for me. Some, like Brimham, were magical, both in their own right and to the eyes of the … Continue reading →

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North-easterly: Sidetracked by Saints

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Few churches named after a saint have a historical claim to have been built by their namesake, but St Aidan’s church in Bamburgh is one of the few who have that right. The original church here was founded by St … Continue reading →

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The day the stags roared ~ KIrsty Mill

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Pondering the Past… a beautiful visit to the Isle of Mull… It was a day when the stags roared. We walked along routes used in ages past. Along tarmacked roads, past machair and grey-blue sea. Then inland. Green … Continue reading →

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The Small Dog has the Last Word…

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

“Anu, old boy, how did you get here?” Frankly, as a mention in their latest book, it isn’t good enough. Not only have they changed my name and gender, but I am pretty sure it is the only mention of … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: G. Michael Vasey ~ Chasing the Mysterious and Magical to Connect with the Land

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I have always found life to be mysterious. Even from a young age sitting contemplating reality and asking those mind-boggling questions… ‘why am I here?’ and ‘what am I?’, I have been driven by an outlook at life as an … Continue reading →

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Alternative archaeology

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

‘Shadowing’ is the apparent… and disputed… reproduction in the stone of many ancient monuments of prominent features in the landscape. A monolith in a stone circle that aligns with and captures the shape of a nearby peak… the capstone of … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: The Butcher’s Stone…

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

““Culloden,” he said, the whispered word an evocation of tragedy.” Outlander: Voyager, Diana Gabaldon We had turned off the main road to Inverness, and were heading down the ‘B’ roads in search of an ancient site we wanted to visit. … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: the Battle Stone

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The road carried us towards Forres, on the way to Inverness. We were, fairly predictably, on the trail of a stone. Not just any stone, though, this one is rather special. It is also quite a large one…though quite how … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: What on earth…

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“…is that?!”I immediately went into ‘there has to be somewhere to park’ mode. You don’t just drive past a humungous mound without stopping…not when it is so very obviously man-made. And especially not when there are two of them. And … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: Circles Out of Time

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It looked, for a while, as if we might escape being rained on at our second site of the morning, but no… that would have been too much to ask The ritual cleansing would continue. We were heading for another … Continue reading →

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