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CaliforniaMama

10-06-2011 08:34 AM

October 6, 2011 Stacked Rocks Monastery

While we are on the topic of stacked rocks . . .

http://cellar.org/2011/atlantic monastery.jpg

This 1400 year old Gaelic Monastery sits on an Irish island called Skellig Michael (Michael's Rock). These behive-shaped huts are called clochans.

They think it was founded in the 7th century and saw 600 years of life. What they don't know is who and why.

Another little mystery is why the Vikings raided the island. Maybe because it was there?

Photo credit: Don Richards

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Lamplighter

10-06-2011 08:59 AM

I'm taken by the double lintels and stabilizing stones midway up the doorway...
architectural engineering that saved lives.:brikwall:

BigV	10-06-2011 09:37 AM

Yes, that has a definite "doorway 2.0" look to it, doesn't it?

footfootfoot

10-06-2011 10:38 AM

That's an early transom.

Gravdigr

10-06-2011 11:17 AM

Wow, we were all taken by the same thing.:3_eyes:

Wombat

10-06-2011 05:18 PM

If they are called clochans they are bell-shaped, not beehive-shaped ;-)

HungLikeJesus

10-06-2011 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 761205)

Wow, we were all taken by the same thing.:3_eyes:

You mean :alien2::alien2::alien2::alien::alien:?

CaliforniaMama

10-07-2011 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wombat (Post 761304)

If they are called clochans they are bell-shaped, not beehive-shaped ;-)

In place of the author, I stand corrected. :blush:

footfootfoot

10-07-2011 09:12 AM

a Bee Skep and a Glass Cloche

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A cloche by any other name would ring as sweet...

Trilby

10-07-2011 10:37 AM

"The Bell Cloche" just doesn't have the same 'ring' to it....

footfootfoot

10-07-2011 10:48 AM

Ask not for whom the Bell Cloches, it cloches for bee.

BigV	10-07-2011 10:50 AM

well done.

!!!

Trilby

10-07-2011 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot (Post 761412)

Ask not for whom the Bell Cloches, it cloches for bee.

gawd I'm in love with you.

footfootfoot

10-07-2011 08:44 PM

:blush:

DanaC

10-08-2011 04:31 AM

Wow. How completely marvellous.

As to the viking raids: most likely even an order of monks living aesthetic lives would still have had valuable books. The norsemen used to take the books and strip off the valuable metals and even jewels which were often used to cover them. Likewise there may well have been silver items in their chapel.

Also, given their position, it's possible they were hoping to find food stores, and used it as a staging post.

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