Book Review – A Neolithic Universe by Jonathan Morris

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) This form uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your data is processed. This is, without doubt, the most totally bonkers, dazzlingly brilliant, and entirely plausible theory about the purpose of Stonehenge that I have ever read. It manages to explain every aspect of the monument — its location, orientation, construction and purpose in an entirely practical way that demonstrates how the Neolithic builders possessed sophisticated knowledge of metrology and geodesy and built the monument as a physical expression of the cosmos on earth. Jonathan Morris is an engineer who has worked … Continue reading Book Review – A Neolithic Universe by Jonathan Morris

Cochno: Compared

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) This form uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your data is processed. (This is a follow-up article to my earlier blog posts about the Cochno Stone, Re:Covering Cochno and Cochno-Revealed) The future of the Cochno Stone has been very much under discussion recently, due to sterling efforts by Glasgow University archaeologist Kenny Brophy to engage the local community with the process of deciding exactly what should be done with the stone. The main options are: Uncover it and leave nature to take its course, Leave it buried, Make a replica using … Continue reading Cochno: Compared

Labyrinths of the British Isles

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) This form uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your data is processed. If you are looking for a labyrinth to walk on World Labyrinth Day, here is my Google Earth placemark file of ‘Labyrinths of the British Isles’, recently updated and now including over 180 labyrinths in Scotland, England, Wales, N. Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The last time I worked on this was about five years ago, and it is quite impressive seeing the number of new labyrinths that have appeared in that time. Each placemark contains details about … Continue reading Labyrinths of the British Isles

Space-Clear Your House for Hogmanay

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) This form uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your data is processed. With the end of the year upon us, it’s a good time to have a good clear out and tidy up in the home in readiness for the New Year. This is one of many Scottish traditions carried out at Hogmanay and it is known as ‘redding’ the house. The New Year should bring a completely fresh start, so the entire house is cleaned and the dirt swept out of the back door along with the ‘auld year’. At … Continue reading Space-Clear Your House for Hogmanay

A Labyrinth For Glasgow

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) This form uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your data is processed. (and a stone circle too!) There have been some considerable developments to Glasgow City Council’s plan to redevelop Sighthill park into an athlete’s village for the 2018 Youth Olympics. Having lost their bid to host the event, the athlete’s village idea has been abandoned but the Council are still planning to proceed with a housing development in the area, necessitating the removal of the stone circle. However, largely as a result of pressure from the community and discussions between … Continue reading A Labyrinth For Glasgow