Archaeology Is About People…Plus….And – The Ness……..
by Bernie Bell - 08:49 on 24 September 2024
Archaeology Is About People…
…and people don’t change much….
“The Long Barrow at All Cannings
Ok not exactly ancient but a really great place and a really great idea.
Built in 2014 to be used as a columbarium, which of all the niches are already reserved, so must be a call for this sort of thing., and with several others being built around the country. It is also a place of worship and open to the public at certain times of the year, including the Autumn Equinox tomorrow.
"The Long Barrow at All Cannings is a spiritual place where people of any or no faith can come to remember and give thanks, especially for the lives of their loved ones" – excerpt taken from their own website.
I saw a few years back a really great video showing the inside before the first urns had been deposited, it looks really good and also a great interview with Tim Draw the brains behind the conception.”
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2003881253140331/
The clue is in the title….
https://theorkneynews.scot/2022/01/25/of-cairns-cists/
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Plus…..
Kenny Brophy was good enough to send me a link to a most excellent article by himself and Andrew Watson which was published in ‘British Archaeology’ magazine about the ’new’ barrows.
It looks like I might breach copyright if I posted Kenny’s link here, but I did find this.….
My response to Kenny was to quote Marc Bolan…’Life’s a GAS’!
And – The Ness…
I’ll keep posting about The Ness, as long as there are things to post about!....
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/ness-podcast-2024/
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