Sanctuary wrote:
When visiting a stone circle or other megalithic structure do you have a want to touch the stones as I do? It's like a magnet to me and just can't leave without doing it. It sort of re-connects me with something I'm sure I should know more about and am searching for and feel somewhat bereft of it when I leave. The remote or distant sites are the worst as I often feel I am leaving 'someone' behind to a life of isolation when I should be doing something about it. Is it just me?
This is an interesting post Roy, I have read it more than once ... I think what you are saying is about the 'subjective' again. What we are experiencing in our lives is often what we take with us on our visits to our ancient sites and so many other conditions, such as the weather, also affect our experience. The last 'big one' for me was my visit to Callanish which of course was wonderful - the awe factor though was getting close up to the stones and seeing that some of them are pink - you don't see that in long shots. My most vivid memory of Lewis in general was the wind. 