CARL
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National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 11, 2014, 13:10
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Had a quick browse whilst at the hospital visiting my dad. What caught my eye was a photo of the Ring of Brodger on the cover. There is a 20? page article on Orkney with many (as you would expect) excellent photographs. There is also a fold-out photo of the Ness of Brodger in the middle.
All I need to do now is check down the back of the sofa to find the whopping £5.50 it costs to buy the thing!
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moss
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Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 11, 2014, 15:31
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Well here is a cheap way of seeing the rather marvellous photos ;)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2717788/The-Stonehenge-Breathtaking-photos-capture-stark-beauty-standing-stones-Orkney-built-thousands-years-England-s-famous-neolithic-monument.html
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tiompan
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Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 11, 2014, 17:52
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Great pics ,but the captions are misleading .
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moss
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Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 11, 2014, 18:21
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tiompan wrote: Great pics ,but the captions are misleading .
Well it is the Daily Mail, but there is an enthusiastic archaeological element in this paper, a bit flashy with photos and lean on accuracy but it must keep the punters happy. They do their reconstruction drawings much better than any of the other papers as well;
This by the way was a 'Stonehenge Alert' practically anything in the world as long as it has the magic word in it gets coverage!
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tiompan
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Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 11, 2014, 19:38
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moss wrote: tiompan wrote: Great pics ,but the captions are misleading .
This by the way was a 'Stonehenge Alert' practically anything in the world as long as it has the magic word in it gets coverage!
Yes , there are about two a week , here's a recent Turkish one .
The trilithons are nearly identical .
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/stonehenge-of-anatolia.aspx?PageID=238&NID=70051&NewsCatID=375
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CARL
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Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 12, 2014, 08:08
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Thanks Moss.
There are even more great photos in the magazine.
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moss
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Edited Aug 12, 2014, 10:31
Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 12, 2014, 10:25
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Also at £4.95, the new British Archaeology magazine is interesting this month.
Art & Architecture at the Ness of Brodgar.
Welsh Megaliths in 3D
Bluestone; Chipping Away at one of Stonehenge's last Mysteries
Have not read them in depth yet, just looked at the photos but worth the money.....
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Sanctuary
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Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 12, 2014, 14:42
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CARL wrote: Had a quick browse whilst at the hospital visiting my dad. What caught my eye was a photo of the Ring of Brodger on the cover. There is a 20? page article on Orkney with many (as you would expect) excellent photographs. There is also a fold-out photo of the Ness of Brodger in the middle.
All I need to do now is check down the back of the sofa to find the whopping £5.50 it costs to buy the thing!
Have they got a visitor centre up there yet? When I was there 6 years ago they didn't even have a toilet, just a rough old car park with no facilities whatsoever!
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wideford
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Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 12, 2014, 15:08
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even the wardens have to go to Stenness 'village'
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tjj
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Edited Aug 12, 2014, 15:24
Re: National Geographic magazine Aug 2014
Aug 12, 2014, 15:18
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Sanctuary wrote: CARL wrote: Had a quick browse whilst at the hospital visiting my dad. What caught my eye was a photo of the Ring of Brodger on the cover. There is a 20? page article on Orkney with many (as you would expect) excellent photographs. There is also a fold-out photo of the Ness of Brodger in the middle.
All I need to do now is check down the back of the sofa to find the whopping £5.50 it costs to buy the thing!
Have they got a visitor centre up there yet? When I was there 6 years ago they didn't even have a toilet, just a rough old car park with no facilities whatsoever!
Juxtapositioning this with the discussion on Stonehenge long may that last. A visitor's centre at the Ring of Brodgar !!! Eeek!
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