Hill O' Many Stanes | Neolithic Age | History of the World | Caithness | Scotland | Before Caledonia скачать в хорошем качестве

Hill O' Many Stanes | Neolithic Age | History of the World | Caithness | Scotland | Before Caledonia

'Before Caledonia' A Journey Through Scotland's Ancient Sites. Before Caledonia PATREON https://www.patreon.com/user?u=21567811 For exclusive and early access content while supporting my work. Before Caledonia FACEBOOK   / 39155.  . Share photos, articles, ask questions and Youtube videos etc... Hill O’Many Stanes | Lybster | Caithness | Scotland The best preserved and biggest collection of prehistoric stone rows in Caithness and east Sutherland can be found at the ‘Hill O’Many Stanes’. Around two hundred small stones (miniliths) radiate out like a fan from a rocky knoll down a low hill slope in an area roughly 30.5m by 61m. It is thought the ‘Hill O’Many Stanes’ originates from 2000BC. The thin slabs of flagstone have been laid out, north to south in around twenty two rows. The miniliths have been packed at the base with smaller stones, the tallest is about 1m high. It is estimated around six hundred mililiths would originally have completed the pattern. Over the previous one hundred years, fifty stones have been lost. To the east is small hollows packed with stones that suggests further rows. Some theories regarding the function of the site is religious gatherings, the farming cycle, lunar and solar observations. Archaeoastronomer, Professor Alexander Thom said ‘the site is Certainly a lunar computer’. Other Megalithic sites in Scotland with Sun and Moon connections are Maeshowe and Callanish. The Scottish Highlands have other stone row sites like Camster, Dirlot and Loch of Yarrows. Carnac in France is the best known location in the world for Megalithic stone rows. Dartmoor in England also holds multiple rows. The placement of the stones with the sea view may have been important to our ancient ancestors, who put a lot of time, effort and planning into this site. The Hill O’Many Stanes is situated south of Wick, near Lybster and just off the A99 road, the site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. A BIG thanks to our ancient ancestors.