I was awakened this morning to a whistling wind and the patter of gentle rain. Things are looking better; it seems to have been howling wind and lashing rain that has aroused me from my slumbers for days. Today I’ll tell you all I know about Brochs. I can assure you it won’t take long.
I am very impressed with this. It was built between 100BC and 100AD. Apparently they were not built as fortifications. I think the plaque is tugging my string. I bet they herded their livestock and other precious things inside whenever they were threatened by avaricious neighbours.
This is another good place. It is right next to the road but with half a dozen cars a day traffic noise is not intrusive.
It’s also been a productive day, I stripped the Gen Set carburettor, cleaned out the sludge and washed everything in meths. I popped a new sparking plug in and changed the oil. It’s now running as sweetly as Uma Thurman. That’s more than good enough. It refused to start on Lewis over a month ago so it’s been a while getting round to being sorted. It’s a big load off my mind…I’ll sleep tonight.
That’s all for day two.
I can't imagine why any group would need walls ten feet thick 2000 years ago. What possible weapon could they have that would penetrate a wall even 4 feet thick?
ReplyDeleteThe stones there look a lot different from stones here.
In your first picture, the shadow in water looks painted. But then the whole picture kinda looks painted. It is great.
David, I try to make my images reflect the positive side of life.
DeleteThe stones are gneiss a form of granite.
Have you ever met an angry Scot...No; walls don't stop them. Little violent tinkers with soul they are.
Did you visit the Broch at Carloway when you were on Lewis? I don't recall you mentioning it. Worth a visit when you return if you did not.
ReplyDeleteGraham, I visited, I saw the standing stones and the beach at Uig. We are back this winter. It takes me a while to appreciate a place and airports and ferry terminals put me off my stride. I can see possibilities through the lens. I'll do my bestest with it.
DeleteOver and over again you have commented on rain pattering on the roof. I suddenly remembered my RV and how you could hear the rain on the roof. So after a long time you brought back memories. These ancient sites are very interesting.
ReplyDeleteRed, you can hear the near world in a camper and it's as well one remembers the near world can hear you.
DeleteAren't those round buildings called a Cairn. I believe they lived in them as the weather in Scotland was always so harsh. They also used them for protection again intruders. I'll investigate a little further.
ReplyDeleteI was wrong, A Cairn was for the dead. A Broch is the right word for the stone round building. No one is sure what the Broch was used for, possibly for the chief of the village.
ReplyDeleteCairns are generally just a pile of stones left as way markers in hilly country. I presume the Broch was used for hiding things against attack.
DeleteThe first close view looks like a natural feature after so many years of nature reclaiming it.
ReplyDeleteJohn, it does and not surprisingly after a couple of thousand years. I don't look that good after half a century.
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