#ancientstones

2025-06-12
Perched above the Colosseum’s maze of brick corridors, my friend and I traced the sweeping curve of the ancient walkway—marble edging gleaming in the sun while visitors filed past a solitary white monument. Seeing the hypogeum’s broken arches reach up toward tiered shadows drove home just how many layers of history our Italian cruise had packed into one afternoon.

Hashtags: #ColosseumRuin #RomeExploration #CruiseAdventures #AncientStones #TravelWithFriends
Detailed interior view of the Colosseum in Rome: foreground shows sunlit, ruined hypogeum brick walls and arches; middle ground has a curved marble-edged walkway with tourists; background reveals dark brick arches and a small white monument set against weathered stone.
Emma LH: Ghost Catcher Islesemmainotherland@mastodonapp.uk
2025-01-06

All sunlit was the earth I trod,
The heavens were frankest blue;
But secret as the thoughts of God
The stones of Stanton Drew.

Sir William Watson (1858-1935)

#stantondrewstonecircle #stantondrew #stonecircle #williamwatson #ancientstonebothering #ancientstones

Emma LH: Ghost Catcher Islesemmainotherland@mastodonapp.uk
2024-06-06

Lanyon Quoit in Cornwall, dating back to 3500-2500 BC, predates the pyramids. Once tall enough for a horse and rider to pass under, its capstone weighs over 13 tonnes. Originally atop four stones, it fell in 1815 and was re-erected at a lower height. Its purpose remains debated, from burial chamber to ritual site.

#lanyonquoit #dolmen #ancientstones #ancientstonebothering #cornwall

Emma LH: Ghost Catcher Islesemmainotherland@mastodonapp.uk
2024-06-02

The Mên-an-Tol ('Stone of the Hole') has a 1.2m holed stone with a 51cm hole, flanked by two 1.3m stones. Part of a 19-stone ancient circle, its purpose and position are still a mystery, possibly linked to a burial mound. #mênantol #ancientstonebothering #ancientstones #menantol #cornwall

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