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goffik Dec 31, 2010 10:55:06
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I must confess, I thought there'd e a bit more interest in this! :D

"Tom Morton explores the spookiest time of the year in the Northern Isles, where it was believed that the undead could leave their Neolithic mounds and barrows to trouble the living"

This programme is being repeated at 6:04am tomorrow (1st Jan 2011) morning for those that can receive the following radio stations:

BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Aberdeen, BBC Radio Highland, BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal & BBC Radio Orkney

:)

G x

L Littlestone
Littlestone Dec 31, 2010 11:57:20
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Thanks for the reminder on that Goff.

Think it’s been mentioned before but there’s a wonderful engraving by Meaulle (after Chiflar) of the Carnac Stones going down to the bay of St Colomban on Christmas night to drink. Dunno where the original is but it’s illustrated in the little (and well worth getting) Thames & Hudson book Standing Stones by Jean-Pierre Mohen (ISBN 0-500-30090-9).

M moss
moss Dec 31, 2010 11:57:30
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goffik wrote:
I must confess, I thought there'd e a bit more interest in this! :D

"Tom Morton explores the spookiest time of the year in the Northern Isles, where it was believed that the undead could leave their Neolithic mounds and barrows to trouble the living"

This programme is being repeated at 6:04am tomorrow (1st Jan 2011) morning for those that can receive the following radio stations:

BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Aberdeen, BBC Radio Highland, BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal & BBC Radio Orkney

:)

G x

I am interested in it Goff but my new wretched computer refuses to sign on to anything - including java script...

D danielvanc
danielvanc Jan 1, 2011 10:12:01
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goffik wrote:
I must confess, I thought there'd e a bit more interest in this! :D

"Tom Morton explores the spookiest time of the year in the Northern Isles, where it was believed that the undead could leave their Neolithic mounds and barrows to trouble the living"

This programme is being repeated at 6:04am tomorrow (1st Jan 2011) morning for those that can receive the following radio stations:

BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Aberdeen, BBC Radio Highland, BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal & BBC Radio Orkney

:)

G x

Thanks for finding this and sharing Gra, shall listen to it tonight :)