by Geoff | Aug 30, 2022 | Great Stone Project 2022, Phenomenology, Scotland, South Uist, Stone, Stone Circles, UK
Great Stone Project 2022 : The phrase ‘Tir a’Mhurain’ is a romantic and political reference to landscape. It is taken from an emigrant’s song in praise of the island of South Uist and has several Gaelic meanings: ‘the land of bent grass’...
by Geoff | Aug 29, 2022 | Eriskay, Great Stone Project 2022, Phenomenology, Scotland
Great Stone Project 2022 : The notion that people are nested within their environments, that the geological landscape is largely immutable but that ‘human landscapes’ are relatively short lived runs through this series...
by Geoff | Aug 28, 2022 | Morocco
Great Stone Project 2022 : The rain had persisted all day on Barra and Vatersay and camping seemed impossible. I decided to wild camp overlooking the sands of Barra airport at Traig Mhor, in the north of Barra. This is...
by Geoff | Aug 28, 2022 | Great Stone Project 2022, Phenomenology, Scotland, Stone, Stone Circles, UK, Western Isles
Great Stone Project 2022 : The Calmac ferry brought me to Castlebay from Oban on 17th June 2022. I had taken the opportunity to undertake some reading, especially around landscapes and their interpretation, particularly the...
by Geoff | Aug 27, 2022 | Arran, Cemetery, Great Stone Project 2022, Phenomenology, Scotland, Shrine, Stone, Stone Circles, Western Isles
Great Stone Project 2022 : on 15th June 2022 I left the Machrie Stones and made my way back to Lochranza to catch the ferry to Claonaig. On the way I noticed several large stones on the foreshore overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound, and passed by...
