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standing stones: see megalithic monuments megalithic monument (mĕgəlĭth`ĭk) [Gr. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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5 or larger have occurred along fault zones in the region in the past 10,000 years, but the standing stones suggest that there's an upper limit to the size of those temblors. Her quest is classic: to find an ancient barrow (where a mole appears to guide her), three standing stones (coming to life, they resemble the Fates), and the sea; meanwhile, she eats three precious grains in each place. During our first trip to Scotland, my wife Lisa and I also found ourselves on the whisky trail, lost in the legends of such heroes as Rob Roy and Sir William Wallace (glorified in Braveheart), exploring such castles as Eileen Donan with the jagged Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye in the distance, and celebrating the summer solstice under the Standing Stones of Calanais on the outer Hebrides Islands. |
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