Tag Archives: Bronze Age

Solstice of the Moon: Circles Within Circles

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“I don’t know how you have the temerity to even think about writing up Clava… The place is on a different planet… galaxy… something…” All true. I have no idea where to start… it is a place that needs more … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXIX: The One with the Hole…

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We had intended to visit this and another site on our way to Hayle the previous afternoon, but the map that has thus far led us without fail across Britain had refused to cooperate. It had been a long and … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXVII: The Head of the Dragon…

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We have lost count of the number of hillforts we have seen, climbed and contemplated… but Carn Lês Boel would be our first true promontory fort. These Cornish ‘fortifications’ or ‘cliff castles’ seem to be nothing of the sort, though, … Continue reading →

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Facing Fear With The Silent Eye, Part 7 – Fear Itself ~ Helen Jones

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

More from Helen Jones on our visit to a rather special site… I recently attended a workshop with The Silent Eye about Facing Our Fears, an extraordinary weekend spent among the hills and grey stone villages of the Peak District. … Continue reading →

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A walk to Rí Cruin Cairn ~ Jo Woolf

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged fromThe Hazel Tree: It doesn’t seem like six weeks ago that we walked down the grassy lane to Rí Cruin, the most southerly chambered cairn in Kilmartin Glen’s remarkable ‘linear cemetery’. The roadside verges were high with the … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon – a Silent Eye Event in Scotland

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Maiden, Mother, Crone Solstice of the Moon Inverurie, Scotland 15th-17th September 2017 The gently undulating and fertile landscape between the foothills of the Grampian Mountains and the North Sea proved an attractive place to settle for the early Neolithic peoples … Continue reading →