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10-06-2011, 08:34 AM
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I wonder . . .
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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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10-06-2011, 08:59 AM
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I'm taken by the double lintels and stabilizing stones midway up the doorway...
architectural engineering that saved lives. 
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10-06-2011, 09:37 AM
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Yes, that has a definite "doorway 2.0" look to it, doesn't it?
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10-06-2011, 10:38 AM
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To shreds, you say?
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That's an early transom.
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10-06-2011, 11:17 AM
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Wow, we were all taken by the same thing.
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10-06-2011, 05:18 PM
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If they are called clochans they are bell-shaped, not beehive-shaped ;-)
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10-06-2011, 06:33 PM
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10-07-2011, 09:04 AM
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I wonder . . .
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10-07-2011, 09:12 AM
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To shreds, you say?
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a Bee Skep and a Glass Cloche
A cloche by any other name would ring as sweet...
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10-07-2011, 10:37 AM
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"The Bell Cloche" just doesn't have the same 'ring' to it....
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10-07-2011, 10:48 AM
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Ask not for whom the Bell Cloches, it cloches for bee.
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10-07-2011, 10:50 AM
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well done.
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10-07-2011, 04:36 PM
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10-07-2011, 08:44 PM
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10-08-2011, 04:31 AM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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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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