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megalithic, 3 days ago to folklore

Here’s a classic bit of stoney #folklore in the run up to my Puddingstone Trail talk and walk at the Grime’s Graves festival on 15/16th June. This is the Beauchamp Roding #Puddingstone at St Botolph's church near #Harlow, #Essex. #SteepleSaturday Read on: 1/ 🧵

megalithic, 6 days ago to random

A small fortification on the summit of Rough Tor built between and including two rock outcrops. On the west two lines of stone walls can be traced, but on the east little remains of this #neolithic - Bronze Age enclosed settlement. #HillfortsWednesday #bronzeage #dartmoor

megalithic, 9 days ago to random

The atmospheric location of Castlerigg, looking SSE down over Dale Bottom. Low and High Rigg middle foreground on the left and beyond is the Helvellyn massif. The dark green rounded lump at the end of the valley is great Howe at Legburthwaite. #StandingStoneSunday More 1/ #StoneCircle #cumbria #lakedistrict #landscape

megalithic, 23 days ago to Archaeology

Ever wondered how you date a standing stone? This one fell down.
Excavation of the stone hole yielded organic material that was dated to 1090BCE +/-100years #StandingStoneSunday (and then it was re-erected. )

That’s late Bronze Age. A fairly typical date for many single stones. So nothing like as ancient as much that we share on here. But why though? What were they for?

Photo by @megportal member Horatio, with permission. More
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=15045 #archaeology

spookygirl, 1 month ago to Occult

I’m seeking an expert in geomancy, ley lines, and occult practices involving the land to speak at an online event on 15 June. Anyone you’d suggest? Can be skeptic or believer, as long as they can explain the concept! It’s a paid gig, and the audience is mainly writers.

It's for my next Writing the Occult, which is about connections to the land - so if you have other suggestions that fit that theme, I’d also love to hear them.

#occult #folklore #occultpractices #occultist #leylines #geomancy