What’s a claife? Actually a Claife… we’ll get to that. The Silent Eye’s spring workshop (SE23) began in glorious May sunshine, as those attending – our companions – began to
Category: ancient sites
The Treachery of Morecambe BayThe Treachery of Morecambe Bay
The treachery of Morecambe Bay has been well-documented throughout its history. Volatile, unpredictable and downright dangerous are words often used to describe it by those in the know. A ‘sister’
A Most Unlikely CastleA Most Unlikely Castle
James Dawson had an eye for a view. In 1840, he stood on the spot from which the photo below was taken. and decided to buy it. His advisors explained
Thickening the PlotThickening the Plot
May 2023 is fast approaching, and that realisation puts urgency into the need to create the ‘physical’ part of the landscape workshop ‘Water, Circle, Cross’, the Silent Eye’s spring event
Flying Kites…Flying Kites…
*** … The church of St Lawrence is surrounded by Yew trees and as we leave the grounds I see a flash of red arrow from tree to tree very
Two Bulls: the dark-haunched…Two Bulls: the dark-haunched…
County Sligo, Carrowmore, Tuesday 26th July 2022… *** *** Dark and dire, mighty in muzzle, long in horn; *** *** narrow flanked, beefy breasted; *** *** his thick-maned neck tough
An Unexpected Encounter…An Unexpected Encounter…
We took to the back roads again, nodding to Drake’s statue as we passed through Tavistock once more, climbing up towards Dartmoor. On our way south, the mists had closed
Two Bulls: the fair-horned…Two Bulls: the fair-horned…
County Sligo, Carrowmore, Tuesday 26th July 2022… *** *** White his heavy mane and his massive hoofs pounded in purple; *** *** his body dyed, blood red, from the clay
Queen Maebh’s Cairn?…Queen Maebh’s Cairn?…
County Sligo, Carrowmore, Tuesday 26th July 2022… *** *** Whilst it is a reconstruction there is nothing to overtly suggest that it is modelled on the cairn on top of
LocationsLocations
County Sligo, Carrowmore, Tuesday 26th July 2022… *** *** Almost as impressive as the monuments themselves, if not more so, are the locations in which they are situated. *** ***
Dimensions…Dimensions…
County Sligo, Carrowmore, Tuesday 26th July 2022… *** *** It is natural to think that things start small and then get bigger. *** *** But in this case it just
The Leanan Sidhe…The Leanan Sidhe…
County Offally, Clonfinlough Stone, Monday, 25th July, 2022 *** ‘Meadow of the Bright Lake’ *** “The Leanan Sidhe sucks the life-force out of artists who in return for an early
Why is there such grief?…Why is there such grief?…
*** Preparing the temple for the final ritual drama of the weekend is always bittersweet. It is the last stage of a journey that has been years in the making.
A Hag’s Load…A Hag’s Load…
County Offally, Clonmacnoise, Monday, 25th July, 2022 *** *** The legend of regaining, ‘the Spoil’, is tied up with a stone. *** *** After the composing of a lay
Something Profound…Something Profound…
County Offally, Clonmacnoise, Monday, 25th July, 2022 *** ‘The meadow of the sons of Nos’ *** ‘Something dark and swift flitted between the grave stones. * Whether or not it
The Calling…The Calling…
*** Because we had risen so early and wasted no time getting back on the road, we had several hours left before the ferry was to sail from Tarbert. We
Giants Everywhere…Giants Everywhere…
County Down, Friday, 17th June, 2022… *** *** There are sections of the texts which we have been considering that relate stories which are incredibly ancient. *** *** These ancient
Giant’s Ring…Giant’s Ring…
County Down, Friday, 17th June, 2022… *** *** No one views the biblical story of David and Goliath with anything other than complete veracity. *** *** Yet the biblical time
The Twins of Macha…The Twins of Macha…
County Armagh, Friday, 17th June 2022… *** *** For one of the most important sites in the country there was not very much to see. * It was also raining
Ghoul in the Crown?…Ghoul in the Crown?…
County Armagh, Thursday 16th June 2022… *** *** Notwithstanding such spectral speculations… *** *** All this does raise questions… Continue reading at France&Vincent
The King’s Ring…The King’s Ring…
County Armagh, Thursday, 16th June 2022… *** *** Although not at all easy to pick… *** *** The stones of Clontygora… *** *** Comprise yet another court-cairn… *** ***
‘Going Underground’…‘Going Underground’…
County Down, Thursday 16th June, 2022… *** *** The information board cannot be relied upon to furnish accurate information but they can offer, if not a landing strip then at
Wateresk Dolmen…Wateresk Dolmen…
County Down, Thursday, 16th June, 2022… *** *** Certainly, such huge stones look difficult to move from place to place… Continue reading at France&Vincent
‘A New Place’…‘A New Place’…
County Down, Thursday, 16th June, 2022… *** *** For the first time since our first site a couple of days ago there are people! *** *** And some kind of
The Stones of Ballynoe…The Stones of Ballynoe…
County Down, Thursday, 16th June, 2022… *** *** We came across a number of green wyrm-holes in Cornwall and they often spat us out in wondrous locations… *** *** The