Standing stone

In-between all the other projects being built at the Imagination Corporation these days, we have been finding time to finish off a few features for the inn. The Atlantis stone is now complete. Once it is set in the ground with vines growing up one side, it will look like it is a thousand years old

Standing stones of the Ring o' Brodgar a neolithic stone circle dating from approximately 2500 BC, Orkney Islands Scotland

The Skeith Stone, between Kilrenny and Cellardyke. With Pictish carving, it probably dates from about the 7th century. The carving is fairly faint but easily visible when sunlit from the side (south-west-ish). Skeith has been adopted as the name for the new health centre about 500 metres away. Submitted for Scotland's whereaboots: www.flickr.com/groups/scots/discuss/72157600719482590/pag...

Menhir-Merrivale

A megalithic monument, in archaeology, is a construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size; it is usually of p...

I positively love Scotland, in large part because of its amazing islands. During previous trips to the Orkney Isles and the Isle of Skye I knew that there was one area I had yet to see - the Outer Hebrides. This trip provided the opportunity to explore both Lewis and Harris while simultaneously re-visiting the Isle of Skye. Luckily, the weather cooperated beautifully. I would love to hear which of these photos are your favorites. You can find the stories behind these photos at…

Kilnasaggart Pillar Stone, Co Armagh Standing at 2.8 metres high the Kilnasaggart pillar stone is probably the oldest dateable stone monument in Ireland. The Pillar stands in a small enclosure in the townland of Edenappa in County Armagh. The Pillar stands at the edge of a graveyard that was excavated in the later part of the sixties, these excavations revealed both stone built and dug graves. There are several small stones lying around the standing stone and some of these stones bear…

Standing stones are often highly mysterious. Folklore rushes in to fill the gaps since we don't know who built them or why. Learn more here.

This is a 'Class I Pictish Symbol Stone', situated on the roadside at Aberlemno, Angus. The stone contains a double disc & z-rod, serpent, mirror and comb. It is believed that this stone was probably a much earlier megalith (due to cut marks present on the back and side), and had been re-used by the Picts. If this were to be the case it would not be unusual, as various other Pictish stones appear to have been re-used megaliths, such as the 'Brandsbutt Stone' in Inverurie.

Late afternoon, Friday 3 June 2011