October 6, 2011 Stacked Rocks Monastery

CaliforniaMama · 10-06-2011, 08:34 AM

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

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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10-06-2011, 08:34 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	October 6, 2011 Stacked Rocks Monastery While we are on the topic of stacked rocks . . . 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 via kuriositas

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