Tag Archives: archaeology

Going West: Back in Time

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“This is for kids.” I detected a distinct lack of enthusiasm. Granted, the site has been made into an educational experience, but the fact remains that Castell Henllys is a real archaeological site and quite unique, for while it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Birds, History, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | Tagged archaeology, Castell Henllys, hilfort, Iron Age, pembrokeshire, round house, Wales | Leave a comment

Seeing Stones…

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* “…Those who waited with her, high on the hill had prepared her. She had been bathed in the sacred spring that ran from the chalk below this place, winding as a clear stream into the valley. There was a … Continue reading →

Posted in france and vincent | Tagged albion, ancient sites, archaeology, art, Books, Don and Wen, landscape, magic, mystery, Mythology, psychology, story, The Silent Eye, writing | 3 Comments

Orkney, The Tomb of the Eagles ~ Deborah Jay

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Deborah Jay: Back to Neolithic times on Orkney and a visit to the Tomb of the Eagles, also known as Isbister Chambered Cairn. The common name came about because the tomb contained the remains of up to 14 … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged archaeology, megalithic tomb, Orkey, touring Scotland | 1 Comment

Orkney – the Broch of Gurness ~ Deborah Jay

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Deborah Jay: During this strange phase of our lives, I plan to keep on sharing our tour of Orkney last year – so lovely to look at places we cannot currently visit. Swapping time periods again, next came … Continue reading →

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A medieval charnel house below the streets of Spitalfields ~ Caroline at Flickering Lamps

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Flickering Lamps: Today, Spitalfields often feels like something of a battleground between the area’s rich and varied heritage and the seemingly unstoppable march of gentrification and redevelopment. Located on the north-eastern edge of the City of London, in … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged archaeology, art, charnel houses Graveyards, hospitals, London., natural disasters, Spitalfields, st mary spital | 4 Comments

And again, should we wash upon, Loch Awe shore… ~ Gavin MacGregor

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from heritagelandscapecreativity: Vicarious serendipities, perhaps, could have only ever occurred at this location? It started with a couple of images from 1970. I would encounter them once every few years or so, but they haunted me over several decades. … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Anthropocene, Anthropocene Archaeology, archaeology, Argyll, Beuys, climate change, creativity, environment, heritage, history, landscape, Loch Awe, Scotland, sculpture, XR | 1 Comment

Whitby Weekend: Within the Abbey

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

We did not visit the Church of St Mary, perched on the edge of the cliffs. I have to wonder for how much longer it will stand and was glad to have spent some time there on our previous visit … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged archaeology, Christianity, churches, Norman architecture, St Hilda, Synod of Whitby, weekend workshop, Whitby Abbey | 3 Comments

Living Lore: The Red Horse of Tysoe, or “The Nag of Renown” ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Chalk horses carved into hill sides, whether they are ancient like the one at Uffington or more modern, like some others in the locality are fairly well known about. However there was a red horse carved into the hillside above … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Lore | Tagged archaeology, folklore, history, legend, red horse, scouring | 2 Comments

Archeological Legacy of Kan Bahlam II ~ Leonide Martin

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Leonide Martin: K’inich Kan Bahlam II Temple XVII Tablet Kan Bahlam II was a Renaissance Man centuries before that term was invented. He left an archeological legacy that is unsurpassed among Maya kings. His brilliant mind conceived a … Continue reading →

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Walking into Prehistory ~ John Bainbridge

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Walking the Old Ways: A Neolithic stone circle, a Bronze Age burial cairn used again in the Dark Ages, and a Romano-British defensive settlement – centuries of history in a walk of several miles from the village of … Continue reading →