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winterjc Dec 5, 2001 01:19:08
Replying to Martin

Hi Martin,
Hopefully as soon as my mate's car is back on the road, Ill get up to Killin / south end of Loch Tay - it's definitely the place I plan to go next - and I'll get posting.
Re. the Castleton site. About 2 weeks ago, a book by the Stirling municipal archaologist, Lorna Main was published, and contained a close up photo of cup and ring markings at Castleton. The markings I saw when I visited the site, were weathered and basic, but this photo showed an intricate and well preserved marking akin to the quality of the markings at Kilmichael Glassary or Achnabreck - I have to see this!
This is the first and , as far as I know,the only mention of Castleton in any book.
The book coming out just days after I posted to the MA re. Castleton, has renewed my obsession with this place and I think I might contact Lorna Main for more details of the site and visit soon. I'll let you know how it goes.

cheers winterjc

ps keep up the excellent Scottish stuff - I dont get the chance to travel outside Scotland too often and it's appreciated. Keep an eye on some new sites I'm going to post soon.

M Martin
Martin Dec 6, 2001 21:39:49
Replying to winterjc

Cheers Winterjc!
Hey- you're doin no bad with the Scottish sites as well. The Sheriffmuir Stone Row looks fab- it's an area I've never stopped at- always passing through on the way up to Loch Tay n Perthshire. Liked yer pic by the Waterhead Stones- was that you and is yer hand raised truimphantly at finding em- or are you just balancing on the tree ?!!!
Let us know how your Castleton obsession gets on ;) Me- I just can't get Tormain out of my mind- I've started thinking about that design lots (and where it's gonna get inked ;)). It's funny, living in Edinburgh for most of my life I've always been interested in the hills around here, and one of them I just couldn't work out where on earth it was- it had a beautiful line of single trees up its ridge- it's only when I got to Tormain that I though 'jeez- this is *the* hill'- the place I'd been wondering about for years. That realisation alone was such a great feeling- sad eh?!!! Then when I saw the rock carvings it was like finding something I'd been looking for a very long time, as if I had been given something *very* special that both encompases the very nature of Edinburgh and her ancient landscape.
Anyways- could ramble on for ages bout this,
Cheers,
Martin

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