#standing stones

[ahedderick]

The Equinox always makes me think

I want 6 - 8 menhirs/liths so I can make my own henge. This is a longstanding (forgive the pun) goal; I can remember trying to figure out where to site a henge when I was still in my twenties. No, I have never seen one in person*. No, I am not a druid. I don't know WHY I want a stone circle so badly.

Hmm. Yes. I would need 8 of them. Two to mark North and South, and three pairs to mark the angle of sunrise/sunset at the equinox and the summer & winter solstices.

However, I think Tumblr may be the ONLY place where I could talk about this and have an understanding audience. It is such a delight to be a Weird Kid™ here.

'* Well, I have seen a reconstruction of Stonehenge - a full-size model made of gigantic styrofoam blocks in a rural area of Virginia.

[rherlotshadow]

The Longstones in a field of wild flowers - midsummer.

Avebury, Wiltshire

[victusinveritas]

A Bronze Age deer stone in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Birder for scale (image from Facebook).

More deer stones (images from Wikipedia)

[vox-anglosphere]

The Callanish Stones are the oldest complete stone circle in Europe

[letmeinimafairy]

Haven't done stone circles in awhile, and here came this commission. Added purple sand as heather, some fog and birds. Resin, wood and crushed stone

[scotland]

The Mystery of Scotland’s Ancient Standing Stones

Scattered across Scotland’s rugged landscapes, standing stones are some of the country’s most enigmatic and ancient monuments. These mysterious stones, often clustered into circles or solitary sentinels, have stood for thousands of years. But what are they, and what stories do they hold?

[opdrie]

The places where stones have been known to move 

[illustratus]

Stonehenge with a carriage and travellers on horseback by James Ross

[thesilicontribesman]

Giants Grave Prehistoric Standing Stones, Kirksanton, nr. Millom, Lake District

[oldschoolfrp]

The Sacred Stones, where Dridanis priests performed outdoor rituals (from AD&D adventure "The Wandering Trees," 2nd place winner in the International Dungeon Design Contest II by Michael Malone, Dragon 57, January 1982; Jim Holloway illustrated most of this article)

[caedmonofwhitby]

Lucas de Heere (1534–1584)

English: One of the earliest near-accurate depictions of Stonehenge.

Date between 1573 and 1575

watercolor

British Library

[sukitra]

Standing stones.

[rherlotshadow]

Ancient stone row

Dartmoor, Devon.

[alexander-the-goat]

[ahedderick]

Ok, First of all, y'all are enabling me!!

Second, @mareebrittenford , good news!

I DO know a good menhir delivery man!

I used to read Asterix comics when I was studying French. This guy is all about menhirs and big dinners. Appalachian henge, coming to a farm field near you me.

The Equinox always makes me think

I want 6 - 8 menhirs/liths so I can make my own henge. This is a longstanding (forgive the pun) goal; I can remember trying to figure out where to site a henge when I was still in my twenties. No, I have never seen one in person*. No, I am not a druid. I don't know WHY I want a stone circle so badly.

Hmm. Yes. I would need 8 of them. Two to mark North and South, and three pairs to mark the angle of sunrise/sunset at the equinox and the summer & winter solstices.

However, I think Tumblr may be the ONLY place where I could talk about this and have an understanding audience. It is such a delight to be a Weird Kid™ here.

'* Well, I have seen a reconstruction of Stonehenge - a full-size model made of gigantic styrofoam blocks in a rural area of Virginia.

[letmeinimafairy]

Another experiment with resin, dry grass and shattered pebbles. Something is definitely up with these megaliths in a field