Off: Stone Circles

[Stephe Lindas]

Glad someone understands. Thats really sad to hear the Rollright stones were vandalized. I hope the culprits pay dearly. Cheers Stephe
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> From: CWarburton at OAG.COM
> Date: 2004/09/24 Fri AM 07:07:14 EDT
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
> Subject: Off: Stone Circles
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> > Stephe Lindas <lindas1 at ADELPHIA.NET>:
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> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> > > 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
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> Methinks you mocked too soon (nothing unusual there).
> Kinda odd from a guy using the nom-de-guerre of a "messiah"?!?!?
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> 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).
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> </rant>
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> ChrisW
> NP: Peter Hammill - Fool's Mate
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