Urban prehistory circles

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moss M
moss Jul 31, 2013 11:29:21
Replying to Mustard

To bring in something slightly different, the modern Gorsedd stone circles of Wales which were 'invented' by Iola Morganwg, have now been adopted in a more official capacity for Eisteddfods, they have crept into history on bogus claims it must be admitted, but rationalised for festivals. The stone circle below near Cardiff is very elegant. Stone circles have been made for many Eisteddfods, thinking of Havordfordwest which we annually go round one which seems to sit on a traffic island but in actual fact was made for a 1972 Gorsedd meeting.

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/902/

M Mustard
Mustard Jul 31, 2013 11:34:27
Replying to moss

moss wrote:
To bring in something slightly different, the modern Gorsedd stone circles of Wales which were 'invented' by Iola Morganwg, have now been adopted in a more official capacity for Eisteddfods, they have crept into history on bogus claims it must be admitted, but rationalised for festivals. The stone circle below near Cardiff is very elegant. Stone circles have been made for many Eisteddfods, thinking of Havordfordwest which we annually go round one which seems to sit on a traffic island but in actual fact was was made for a 1972 Gorsedd meeting.

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/902/

I'm not sure how I feel about them. Some of them are aesthetically pleasing, but they don't carry the same sense of history and mystery as "genuine" stone circles, so they simply don't evoke the same reaction for me. I do find The Devil's Quoits a curious exception though.