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Contemporary natural shrines upon the landscape.
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Edited Jul 06, 2012, 23:26
Re: Contemporary natural shrines upon the landscape.
Jul 06, 2012, 19:35
GLADMAN wrote:
Happened to come across a rather remarkable cairn field above Glen Garry (or thereabouts) during the recent Scotland trip... quite a moving site (see image), numerous small cairns bearing messages to loved ones - presumably deceased - the context clearly paying homage to the fantastic view. There's also similar activities going on beside the Cairn O'Mount cairn in Aberdeenshire; I seen a bit in Ireland, too.

Any thoughts? Is this a genuine continuation of ancient beliefs, or just an admission that monotheistic religion has failed certain groups of people?

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/img_fullsize/108571.jpg


This might be an explanation Robert. Came across it while in Bristol today (and obviously only applies to Bristol/North Somerset area). Have a look at the blog, there are some examples very similar to your photo.

http://ritualartinnature.co.uk/

http://ritualartinnature.co.uk/#/blog/4561695407
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