Tag Archives: ancient
Old Rocks and Bones Menorcan Style
There’s a magical isle of ancient fossil filled limestone, scattered liberally with ancient hand carved monuments of stone. It sits just east of mainland Spain washed by the turquoise blue of the Mediterranean waves and gentle tides. Baked beneath … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, goddess, history, mindfulness, Minorca, mythology, Phonecian, ruins, stone monuments, Tanit, Taula, Torralba D'en Salord, travel
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Stone Circles: Calanais
Scotland, and in fact the whole of the British Isles, is liberally scattered with ancient stone monuments. These take on many different shapes and alignments, but one of the most common is the circle. The circle is a universal … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, Calanais, Callanish, Celtic, history, Isle of Lewis, myths, postaday, prehistoric, sacred, scotland, standing stones, stone circles
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Ornate Protector
This highly ornate creature is a sanctuary knocker or hagoday, and he hangs on the door of Durham Cathedral. Offering the protection of sanctuary or asylum to anyone who grasps the bronze ring, he was a powerful force in … Continue reading
Mysterious Fidra
Sitting, in the impossibly romantic rise and fall of the tidal waters of the Firth of Forth, is a small chain of rocky islands. Easily seen, but hard to reach, each evokes its own mystery and tales from times long … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, art, Fidra, Firth of Forth, history, nature, photography, sacred, scotland
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