Off: Stone Circles

[CWarburton at OAG.COM]

> Stephe Lindas <lindas1 at ADELPHIA.NET>:
>
> I was there on a spiritual pilgrimage. THats all I will say
> because I don't feel like getting into a religious debate on
> this forum.

Well said sir - and my reasons were similar at Callanish.
Unfortunately, I had to go before sunset, which on a clear
evening like we had would have made the stones almost glow
from the reflective chips in the gneiss.  The "old hippy"
who runs the café/craftshop in the blackhouse right by the
stones (much better than the visitor centre) reckons that best
of all they should be seen by moonlight since it's a moon site;
sadly it was the week either side of new moon when we were there.
 It's actually quite obvious when you're there who the "tourists"
are - just clutching the official guidebook that they've bought
in the visitors centre, or a standard tourist guide to the Western
Isles.  Callanish (Calanais) is one of the "things to see" - "if
today is Tuesday, this must be Callanish".  They also don't bother
with the satellite circles Which are almost as important.

The Achmore circle (which is mostly collapsed and harder to find) is
also interesting, because the "sleeping beauty" hills become "pregnant"
when seen from there - and probably the only feasible reason for
setting a stone circle in such a misbegotten landscape.

> > From: "Muad'Dib" <michael_1968 at OZEMAIL.COM.AU>
> > Cool.  Next trip I'll be checking it all out.  I laughed
> > when you said you were sad to see all the tourists.
> > What about you!!  ha-ha

Methinks you mocked too soon (nothing unusual there).
Kinda odd from a guy using the nom-de-guerre of a "messiah"?!?!?

However, yes the Rollrights (and their outliers) are wonderful -
Unfortunately, some brainless idiots recently threw paint around
In the site, not only damaging the stones but also their
Scientifically significant lichen colonies (some of the oldest in
Britain).

</rant>

ChrisW
NP: Peter Hammill - Fool's Mate


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