Thank you for sharing 😊 Another place to add to our must visit list when we are back in Perthshire in August ❤️🏴 Hope you are well and having a good week Morgs Jo and Boo 🐕
Good morning. You’re very welcome Morgs. When I get time I’m going to watch your many adventures. Meikleour woods is a lovely walk, a regular haunt for me with the dogs. Look forward to your video on the place 🤙
I read it has been suggested that the cursus was built down to the river Isla. Not far to the north of the cursus is the Ardblair stone circle with the B947 running through it. I wonder, in time, what other Neolithic discoveries will be found. There must have been a large settlement nearby.
I think it’s fair to say the landscape around that area was seen as important to the Neolithic communities that settled there. As you say, it makes you wonder what other Neolithic discoveries are to be found in that area Penny.
An interesting observation is that the feature points to a minor rise in the ground to the Southeast and that this minor hillock (a long since destroyed barrow?) has been cut directly through by the old military road to the south. Was it deliberately cut through by the road? At the north west end, the feature ends at a set of farm buildings. Was there a ceremonial building destroyed by the construction of the farm? It certainly looks like it was some kind of ceremonial causeway that points towards the rising sun at some point in the year... presumably the Summer Solstice? I've noticed another feature... there's a piece of a track that points directly from the same set of farm buildings towards another track at Tay Farm to the south west- broken only by the field that appears to have flattened the intervening ground... Did it point towards the Winter Solstice? There is also lots of evidence for the footings of buildings in the fields around there. Was it a major settlement? Definitely needs investigation!
I’m not sure that it was hunter gatherers Angus. I feel as does Graham Hancock, that these were not simply hunter gatherers, but somewhat more sophisticated than it is generally believed.
Even the bible shows us that the spiritual priests had great status, they were the law maker, doctors and priests in one. Many abbeys were built by the monks themselves, with help from locals, so no reason why this didnt happen in the past. Families back then could spare children to help, with no schooling. Caro
It makes sense that a spiritual leader would have been involved, I agree. It would have been fascinating to be able to watch these people working there, and what their beliefs were Kye 🤙
you'd have to conclude that the neolithic was a period of relative peace and deep spirituality when so much time and energy went into these monuments, compared to other eras in history when violence between people resulted in defensive structures like castles
Interesting thought Mark. I also think that with such a small population in Britain, the Neolithic communities would be wide spread and not necessarily in the same location. As the population grew over thousands of years and ever more land was being claimed and cleared, this would have caused dispute and perhaps violence going forward.
Very interesting, thanks for bringing this to light. Perthshire is such a beautiful county.
Thanks Martin. Glad you enjoyed it and found it interesting 🤙
Hi just found this video iam new to the channel.its great 👍
Thank you for sharing 😊
Another place to add to our must visit list when we are back in Perthshire in August ❤️🏴
Hope you are well and having a good week
Morgs Jo and Boo 🐕
Good morning. You’re very welcome Morgs. When I get time I’m going to watch your many adventures. Meikleour woods is a lovely walk, a regular haunt for me with the dogs. Look forward to your video on the place 🤙
I read it has been suggested that the cursus was built down to the river Isla. Not far to the north of the cursus is the Ardblair stone circle with the B947 running through it. I wonder, in time, what other Neolithic discoveries will be found. There must have been a large settlement nearby.
I think it’s fair to say the landscape around that area was seen as important to the Neolithic communities that settled there. As you say, it makes you wonder what other Neolithic discoveries are to be found in that area Penny.
interesting , had never heard of it
Very interesting place buddy.
An interesting observation is that the feature points to a minor rise in the ground to the Southeast and that this minor hillock (a long since destroyed barrow?) has been cut directly through by the old military road to the south. Was it deliberately cut through by the road? At the north west end, the feature ends at a set of farm buildings. Was there a ceremonial building destroyed by the construction of the farm? It certainly looks like it was some kind of ceremonial causeway that points towards the rising sun at some point in the year... presumably the Summer Solstice?
I've noticed another feature... there's a piece of a track that points directly from the same set of farm buildings towards another track at Tay Farm to the south west- broken only by the field that appears to have flattened the intervening ground... Did it point towards the Winter Solstice? There is also lots of evidence for the footings of buildings in the fields around there. Was it a major settlement? Definitely needs investigation!
I think the idea that hunter gatherers didint have the time to build monumental structures is at least been challenged by Gobekli Tepe site?
I’m not sure that it was hunter gatherers Angus. I feel as does Graham Hancock, that these were not simply hunter gatherers, but somewhat more sophisticated than it is generally believed.
Was it a walkway out of the mud and ice
These places are believed to be monuments of some kind Evelyn, expressing either their beliefs or making a statement on the landscape.
Even the bible shows us that the spiritual priests had great status, they were the law maker, doctors and priests in one. Many abbeys were built by the monks themselves, with help from locals, so no reason why this didnt happen in the past. Families back then could spare children to help, with no schooling. Caro
It makes sense that a spiritual leader would have been involved, I agree. It would have been fascinating to be able to watch these people working there, and what their beliefs were Kye 🤙
you'd have to conclude that the neolithic was a period of relative peace and deep spirituality when so much time and energy went into these monuments, compared to other eras in history when violence between people resulted in defensive structures like castles
Interesting thought Mark. I also think that with such a small population in Britain, the Neolithic communities would be wide spread and not necessarily in the same location. As the population grew over thousands of years and ever more land was being claimed and cleared, this would have caused dispute and perhaps violence going forward.
A mystery for sure but are you certain it wisnae Rattray minks that did that at some point?
😆😆, very possible buddy 😀🤙
@@mackieoutdoors9410 Aye...gadgies. Lol.
@@allybally0021 pure GED’s ged 😀🤙