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Old 10-06-2011, 08:34 AM   #1
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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?

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Old 10-06-2011, 08:59 AM   #2
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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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Old 10-06-2011, 09:37 AM   #3
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Yes, that has a definite "doorway 2.0" look to it, doesn't it?
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Old 10-06-2011, 10:38 AM   #4
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That's an early transom.
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Wow, we were all taken by the same thing.
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Old 10-06-2011, 05:18 PM   #6
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If they are called clochans they are bell-shaped, not beehive-shaped ;-)
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Wow, we were all taken by the same thing.
You mean ?
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Old 10-07-2011, 09:04 AM   #8
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If they are called clochans they are bell-shaped, not beehive-shaped ;-)
In place of the author, I stand corrected.
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Old 10-07-2011, 09:12 AM   #9
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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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"The Bell Cloche" just doesn't have the same 'ring' to it....
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Ask not for whom the Bell Cloches, it cloches for bee.
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well done.

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Ask not for whom the Bell Cloches, it cloches for bee.
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Old 10-08-2011, 04:31 AM   #15
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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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