Posts Tagged 'ceremonial_landscapes'
gun ruth standing stone.
gun ruth standing stone. due west of the merry maidens stone circle and inter-visible with it, lies this 3.1m high impressive menhir. also know as the fiddler it is part of the myth surrounding the merry maidens, of men and maidens frozen and turned to stone for dancing on the sabbeth. the merry maidens are also known as the dancing stones. both it and the pipers standing stones are described as outliers to the stone circle and are part of a wider ceremonial complex that dates to the late neolithic or early bronze age
gun ruth standing stone.
gun ruth standing stone. due west of the merry maidens stone circle and inter-visible with it, lies this 3.1m high impressive menhir. also know as the fiddler it is part of the myth surrounding the merry maidens, of men and maidens frozen and turned to stone for dancing on the sabbeth. the merry maidens are also known as the dancing stones. both it and the pipers standing stones are described as outliers to the stone circle and are part of a wider ceremonial complex that dates to the late neolithic or early bronze age
mulfra_quoit. neolithic chambered tomb
mulfra_quoit. neolithic chambered tomb. located near the summit of mulfra hill. it can be seen from a distance and would easily be picked out across the valleys from the other adjacent hills also holding places of ceremony and seasonal occupation during the neolithic period. The hill at trewey common can seen on the horizon
mulfra_quoit. neolithic chambered tomb
mulfra_quoit. neolithic chambered tomb. located near the summit of mulfra hill. it can be seen from a distance and would easily be picked out across the valleys from the other adjacent hills also holding places of ceremony and seasonal occupation during the neolithic period. The hill at trewey common can seen on the horizon