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One of the most magnificent archaeological features on Dartmoor. This stone row with its massive terminal stone is seen from within the cairn circle sited at its end.
The ancient stone row stands on Hingston Hill, near Down Tor, about 2 Km from Burrator reservoir in Dartmoor National Park. The stones were restored from their fallen state in 1894. They probably date from neolithic or bronze age times and may have had a sacred religious significance.
The cairn circle is 11 metres in diameter. The terminal stone is about 3 metres high and the stome row is comprised of 157 standing stones stretching a distance of 349 metres.
Decided to try polishing one by hand. Found some nice ones Thanksgiving weekend and tried this one. Two more to go.
Isaiah 34:11 “But Pelicans, Storks, great Owls, and Ravens shall have it in possession, and dwell therein. For God shall spread out the line of desolation upon it, and weight it with the stones of emptiness.”
The light reflecting off the stones along the shore looked terrific. Some showed muted colors while others stayed in the shadow. It was a peaceful and quiet evening as family walked into my shot in the ideal place. There silhouettes against the water made them stand out, while the colors from the setting sun delivered warmth to the overall picture.
This is Welcome Beach, somewhat ironically named and among the few areas with a public entrance to the water. Locals surreptitiously hide such public signs, preventing others from finding access to the water. With so few able to find this spot, we were aloud to enjoy it on our own.
After my afternoon exploring the area around Alport Castles I met up with John Bleakley at the head of the Derwent Valley, to make the climb up to the remote Crow Stones in the hope of a sunset.
We had plenty of time to take in the sights and stopped at the site of the Icelandic Air Crash near the summit of the heather clad ridge. We then made our way along the summit in glorious light. The wildlife was something to behold as we strolled through the purple heather. We saw Yellowhammers, Red Kite and a Hobby as we approached Crow Stones Edge.
We eventually reached this spot with the Crow Stones and the Crow Pinnacle and as you can see the low side light made for some nice images. Sadly though, our chance of a wondrous sunset was dashed with a large weather front blocking the sun on the Western horizon. We still hung around and got some nice shots after sunset, before making our way back down.
Beneath the watchful gaze of stone saints, she raised her arms in freedom, her body forming its own kind of cathedral. The movement was simple, yet it carried the weight of centuries—human breath rising in rhythm with carved stone. Shot with a Leica M11 Mono and Summilux 50mm in Cologne, Germany.
Stone Eagle beautiful statue, found in the Blue Ridge mountains in a small town on a rainy day in North Carolina.
One of the stone brick ornaments on the "Axesshuset" building at Södra Allén in Gothenburg.
Day 145 for the "2019: one photo each day" group
Fotosöndag 190526 Tema: Mönster
Collective 52 Photo Project. Week 32/52 ''- Sticks Or Stones (maybe even both?)''.
Marble plinth in the grounds of Rila Monastery, Bulgaria.
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There are few stone circles in Britain in such a dramatic setting as that of Castlerigg, which overlooks the Thirlmere Valley in the Lake District National Park with the mountains of High Seat and Helvellyn as a backdrop
It is not just its location that makes this one of the most important British stone circles; considered to have been constructed about 3000 bc, it is potentially one of the earliest in the country.