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World-renowned Ring of Brodgar stone circle vandalised in Orkney
The Guardian ^

Posted on 04/18/2019 6:29:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Damage to the Ring of Brodgar includes graffiti that has been engraved into one of the stones at the Neolithic site near Stenness. It is believed to have been caused sometime between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning.

The ring originally comprised 60 stones, of which 36 survive.

It is within the Heart of Neolithic Orkney Unesco world heritage site, which also includes a large chambered tomb called Maeshowe, the Stones of Stenness and the Skara Brae settlement.

The ring was built around 2,500-2,000BC and covers an area of almost 8,500 sq metres (91,500 sq ft).

It is the third largest stone circle in the British Isles, behind Avebury and Stanton Drew, and the largest in Scotland.

One of the stones had previously been vandalised, carrying a Norse runic inscription, while at least one other has been struck by lightning.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: archaeoastronomy; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; maeshowe; megaliths; orkney; ringofbrodgar; stonecircle; vandalized

1 posted on 04/18/2019 6:29:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: SunkenCiv

Sad ping


2 posted on 04/18/2019 6:30:00 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Ropers?


3 posted on 04/18/2019 7:05:13 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Trump 2020 - Re-Elect the M*****F***er!)
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To: BenLurkin

Muzzies?


4 posted on 04/18/2019 7:42:54 AM PDT by shalom aleichem (Fire the rats and snakes. Shutter the press room.)
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To: BenLurkin

Construction accident.


5 posted on 04/18/2019 8:31:04 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
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To: BenLurkin
From another source:

One possible clue to the case may be contained in the writing itself as, in one photo released by the police, the letters seem to spell the word or name 'Slakki.'

6 posted on 04/18/2019 9:13:17 AM PDT by mac_truck (Aide toi et Dieu t'aidera)
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To: BenLurkin

Was Claire Fraser seen in the area?

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7 posted on 04/18/2019 9:14:04 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker
In a state of dishabille? ;-)
8 posted on 04/18/2019 9:56:00 AM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: BenLurkin; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks BenLurkin.

9 posted on 04/18/2019 11:44:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv; BenLurkin

I’m surprised. Not so many “teens” in the Orkneys as cause trouble elsewhere in the UK and US.


10 posted on 04/18/2019 1:26:12 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: BenLurkin

In the photograph of the stones I did not see any rope barricades around the site. When I first visited Stonehenge in 1978 you could walk up to the stones and stand next to them. There were some that bore spray painted graffiti. When I returned 20 years later, there was a designated path around the monument with rope barricades and park rangers protecting the site. No more graffiti.

It’s a shame they didn’t do the same for this site.


11 posted on 04/18/2019 1:37:16 PM PDT by DeFault User
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