king arthurs hall, king arthur’s downs, bodmin moor (SX12967765).

west cornwall dowsers visit site conclusions of the cornwall dowsers after visiting the site in november 2914 . as reported by roy goutté of the TimeSeekers archaeological group this large rectangular enclosure at the top of a hill with a

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king arthurs hall, king arthur’s downs, bodmin moor (SX12967765).

west cornwall dowsers visit site conclusions of the cornwall dowsers after visiting the site in november 2914 . as reported by roy goutté of the TimeSeekers archaeological group this large rectangular enclosure at the top of a hill with a

July 18, 2022 / Comments Off on king arthurs hall, king arthur’s downs, bodmin moor (SX12967765).

king arthur’s hall compared to langstone sacred pool.

is king arthur’s hall a sacred pool beyond the votive possibilities that might be considered, these dartmoor pools may have been part of a designed prehistoric landscape with both a practical and religious function. pools would be useful as watering

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king arthur’s hall compared to langstone sacred pool.

is king arthur’s hall a sacred pool beyond the votive possibilities that might be considered, these dartmoor pools may have been part of a designed prehistoric landscape with both a practical and religious function. pools would be useful as watering

July 18, 2022 / Comments Off on king arthur’s hall compared to langstone sacred pool.

king arthur’s downs standing stone.

KAH standing stone. looking back and eastwards towards king arthur’s hall in the foreground with garrow tor and then brown willy tor making up the horizon. with many prehistoric sites in the immediate vicinity king arthur’s hall still remains an

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king arthur’s downs standing stone.

KAH standing stone. looking back and eastwards towards king arthur’s hall in the foreground with garrow tor and then brown willy tor making up the horizon. with many prehistoric sites in the immediate vicinity king arthur’s hall still remains an

July 17, 2022 / Comments Off on king arthur’s downs standing stone.

king arthur’s hall, bodmin.

a rectangular embankment measuring 47m x 20m (johnson and rose) (48 x 21 barnett) with its wide earthen sides has an entrance at its south west corner. its sunken interior interior is lined with 56 standing stones (burl, barnatt) and

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king arthur’s hall, bodmin.

a rectangular embankment measuring 47m x 20m (johnson and rose) (48 x 21 barnett) with its wide earthen sides has an entrance at its south west corner. its sunken interior interior is lined with 56 standing stones (burl, barnatt) and

July 11, 2022 / Comments Off on king arthur’s hall, bodmin.

higher bussow farm. ramped steps and attendant standing stone. #ancient, #modern, #artspace, #rampedsteps, #stives, #penwith, #hiddengems, #belgravestives, #standingstone,

two sides of the same story.

the most easterly and largest stone in an array of 5 holed stones on truthwall common, tregeseal on the sloping ground below carn kenidjack. the projected shadows of which might function as markers for the approaching seasons. the holes are

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two sides of the same story.

the most easterly and largest stone in an array of 5 holed stones on truthwall common, tregeseal on the sloping ground below carn kenidjack. the projected shadows of which might function as markers for the approaching seasons. the holes are

April 11, 2022 / Comments Off on two sides of the same story.

stone deaf and colour blind. stones at phillack beach hayle. #snapshot

avebury as built. #prehistoric, history starts about 1200BC. human activity about 2.5 million year ago. human knowledge has much more to offer if only we had an astronomer’s telescope that can look back into that past.

wrapping up. #earth, #wrap, #earthwork, #landart,

negative-positive.

a juxtaposition, opposing shadows, offering contrasting forms, both balance and imbalance, random found form.

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negative-positive.

a juxtaposition, opposing shadows, offering contrasting forms, both balance and imbalance, random found form.

February 10, 2022 / Comments Off on negative-positive.

trees over rocks. sunday walk steeple woods. mine workings.

the rock bed is very close to the surface on the old mine working areas on the down slopes of steeple woods. this creates tree structures with roots that have little room to develop and that are vulnerable to uprooting

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trees over rocks. sunday walk steeple woods. mine workings.

the rock bed is very close to the surface on the old mine working areas on the down slopes of steeple woods. this creates tree structures with roots that have little room to develop and that are vulnerable to uprooting

January 16, 2022 / Comments Off on trees over rocks. sunday walk steeple woods. mine workings.

the ‘eye of time’ sculpture. university of leicester.

EYE OF TIME designed by allan mills. it is an analemma calendar that uses a small aperture to shine a spot of sunlight that marks out a figure of eight along which the date throughout the year can be marked.

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the ‘eye of time’ sculpture. university of leicester.

EYE OF TIME designed by allan mills. it is an analemma calendar that uses a small aperture to shine a spot of sunlight that marks out a figure of eight along which the date throughout the year can be marked.

January 14, 2022 / Comments Off on the ‘eye of time’ sculpture. university of leicester.

solar noon dial. measures not the hourly cycle of the sun but its cycle across the seasons. the reading is taken at the sun’s zenith at noon, along a single meridian line, oriented north/south. it is intended for the accurate determination of the equinoxes and solstices. traditionally It has a nodus rather than a full gnomon, and may be in the form of a small ball on the end of a shaft or, more usually, a small circular aperture projecting a image of the sun onto the floor of the building. very long meridian lines were built into cathedrals. the basilica di danta maria degli angeli e dei martiri in rome has such a line. see last two photos zennor hill sunstone seems to fit this description. this is an upturned, stone solutions basin positioned some 5* short of the vertical, with the basin’s surface oriented north to south. a small hole and notch in the basin’s rim projects the sun’s rays across its surface each day at the solar noon, so that it’s changing angle can reflect the changing seasons. a careful noting of its position would reveal the timing of the yearly solstices and equinoxes in much the same way as a solar noon dial. photo dated june 21 11.27 2014

#sunstone, #zennorhill, a #standingstone, a upturned #solutionsbasin, whose face is oriented north south such that a small ocular hole projects the rays of the sun across its surface at noon each day. #sundial, #sunray, #noondaysun, #sunprotection, #gnomon,

steeple woods, stives. fallen trees. #ancient woods, #trees, #fallentrees, #treesonstone, #liftedstones, #moss, #treemoss, #treetrunks, #treefungus,

the stone covered slopes of steeple woods are home to hazel, beech and ash trees. this uprooted hazel is a feature of the wood. the low, surface root structures are unable to resist high winds. some of the granite stones can be seen lifted up in the root ball. #steeplewoods, #woodonstone, #rootsover stone, #treesoverstone, #upturnedtrees, #ancientwoods, #stives, #trees, #treetrunks, #treeroots,

elevated stone. upturned tree. steeple woods. a wood full of upturned trees rooted over stone and blown over by the wind. #ancientwoods, #woodandstone, #elevatedstone, #steeplewoods, #trees, #westpenwith,

rosewall hill. central tor stack. #rosewallhill, #torstack, #ancientcornwall, #westpenwith, #ancientlandscape, #tors, #landscapefeature,

central tor. rosewall hill. 1. looking towards the western tors and possible tor enclosure. 2. looking northwards from the central tors towards trevalgan hill. #tor, #torstack, #torenclosure, #rosewall, #ancientcornwall, #westpenwith,

rosewall hill ring cairn. the pin indicates the most northerly (triangular) stone one of sixteen retaining stones and its highest; most are less than 0.3m high, but this stone stands at 1.2m. there are several slab stones lying beyond the kerb, that could be further displaced retaining stones. it lies on the northern slope below a central tor of the three individual clusters that make up rosewall hill. #ringcairn, #bronzeagearchaeology, #archaeology, #kerbstone, #rosewall, #rosewallhill, #westpenwith, #ancientcornwall,

barcelona facade. things are looking up. #barcelona, #waysofseeing, #montage, #image, #urban, #photography,

#waysofseeing, #clavacairns, #balnuaran, #inverness, #richardlong, #stonecircle, #hauserandwirth, #somerset, #constructedimage, #juxtaposition, #ancientandmodern,

ways of seeing. ancient and modern.

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ways of seeing. ancient and modern.

December 4, 2021 / Comments Off on ways of seeing. ancient and modern.

winter seed heads.

piet oudolf garden at hauser and wirth in the morning sun.

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winter seed heads.

piet oudolf garden at hauser and wirth in the morning sun.

December 2, 2021 / Comments Off on winter seed heads.

eduardo chillida. close up and personal. #hauserandwirth, #bruton, #somerset, #eduardochillida, #sculptor, #sculpture, #modernsculpture, #closeup, #artandarchitecture, #artancientmodern,

hauserandwirth. bruton. autumn gardens. #pietoudolf, #oudolf, #autumntextures, #hauserandwirth, #somerset, #chilida, #sculpture,

the archaeology of natural places.

carnstabba halsetown. this quoit like stone undoubtably inspired our ancestors when constructing the new forms of lithic monuments in the early neolithic.carnstabba halsetown. this quoit like stone undoubtably inspired our ancestors when constructing the new forms of lithic monuments in

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the archaeology of natural places.

carnstabba halsetown. this quoit like stone undoubtably inspired our ancestors when constructing the new forms of lithic monuments in the early neolithic.carnstabba halsetown. this quoit like stone undoubtably inspired our ancestors when constructing the new forms of lithic monuments in

November 26, 2021 / Comments Off on the archaeology of natural places.

#sharpitor, #peekhill, above #burrator reservoir, #dartmoorwalk, . #ancientstones, #ancientlandscape, ancientdartmoor, #dartmoorstones, #cairnrocks,

sharpitor, leather tor, peek hill, dartmoor#dartmoor, #dartmoorwalks, #clitter, #ancientstones, #bronzeage, #roundhouses, #circlecairns, #plymouthsound,

sharpitor, leather tor, peek hill, dartmoor, sitting above barrator reservoir a two and half mile round robin -yards of granite clitter, circle cairns, round houses and stone rows. great views down to plymouth sound.

autumn beaches along the river leigh dartmoor. . . #dartmoor, #dartmoorstones, #trees, #treesandstones, #autumn, #beachtrees, #riverleigh,