What an interesting finding esp about the carvings on the leaning stone at the centre of the circle..Im sure this stone circle served different purpose or perhaps built by different community than the stonehenge that on Salisbury..with different knowledge obviously. Perhaps as prehistoric alarm or to set 'timing' or automatization action reaction for particular purposes or practices. Thank you for the briliant analysis and the film. Wonderful work.
Fascinating! How does this channel not have more subs? The contents is always interesting. I love these little ones too, that I can watch quickly to take a brief mental trip to somewhere else🍀✨❤️
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always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
I visited Lands End in my twenties I can't believe this was just right there and no one told us and we didn't know about it. We did walk to St. Michael's island at low tide and boat back.
There’s so much more to see in Cornwall than the recognised tourist sites, and many of the best of it remains ‘off the beaten track’. You may have to make a return visit 🙂
Unfortunately the Welsh triad mentioned at the beginning is one of Iolo Morganwg's many forgeries. However, this circle was where the first Cornish Gorsedh was held in 1928 and I've been at Gorsedh Kernow Awen ceremonies here in recent years.
Had a wonderful experience there many years ago. We found the circle by accident at sunset, it had been cloudy all day not particularly warm, certain of the circle stones were quite warm to the touch. A few other strange things happened.
I've read once a long time ago that the way they build stone walls in a herringbone pattern in Cornwall is only found elsewhere in Crete. I know that there was trade during the bronze age in tin and copper from the Isle of Scilly with boats from the Mediterranean, so is it possible that there could have been some intercultural exchange going on there? The Celtic world had the Brittany connection on the continent, as you point out in the similarity between elements used in the stone circles. And for me it's all the more fascinating because the only record we have of these people are the stones and artifacts they left behind. We'll never know for sure what it was all about for them.
Ah, my favourite stone circle in the world, I'm blessed to have been there three times, even played my small harp inside the centre under the full moon, years ago ♡
always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
Oh my god. The reason I'm interested in standing stones is because of the Calderstones. Its my local park were I walk my jack Russell's everyday. The stores have just returned from London after some conservation work. They have moved from the greenhouse into a semi open covered courtyard as the greenhouse was causing damage they look excellent in their new home still in the park YNWA
It's interesting to note that the restored of the Royalthrone last week discovered goes on the back. This magnificent stone I think makes the crowning of the Ad h Druid . Moore also , attended by the chieftains. Perhaps it is a gnomon. It would make sense. Would the sun cast shadows through the circle? Wonderful production. Blessed Be!
Micheal, this was a really lovely video. Loved your narrative and pointing out all the interesting details. The proximity of Land's End to Brittany I think makes the interpretation of the carving as feet much more plausible than axe heads. I had the pleasure of visiting this circle, escorted by the farmer's lovely sheep dog. I then visited Carnac in Brittany but at that time did not know how to get guidance on what else to see in the area and am so sorry I never knew about that chambered tomb with the feet. One question: in the aerial view of Boscawen Un the radial paths are clearly seen. Doesn't seem this pattern would be made just by visitors. What do you make of them?
Colleen - thanks so much for that! Looking hard for more opportunities to do more little films like this. As for the radials - I think that's a question for the farmer(s)/landowner(s). Only they could answer why the land is divided and managed in that way I think.
@@colleenhindson1159 Oh, I see no reason to put those down to anything but visitor traffic. Folk do go in natural cycles around the perimeters of stone circles, but the central stone here causes people to approach it straight but from random angles. I would expect them to vary season to season, depending on whether the grass has been mown recently or not. The site gets overgrown quite quickly, I believe. Once a path has been established - even by just one person - others then tend to follow suite, averse to making their own tracks! It's a very organic and unpredictable thing.
always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
I only mention this as a piece of trivia but 19 is a significant number in Islamic mathematics. Number Nineteen (19) plays an important role in the structure of the Quran. The numerical value of the Arabic word واحد (Wahid) which means "One" is 19. Thus, number 19 represents the Oneness of God which is a very important doctrine in Islam. It also contains the 1st and last power of all mathematical numbers. 1 and 9 everything that comes after 9 is a multiple of 1 through 9. As I said just a bit of trivia.
Also of interest is the Burckle crater in the Indian ocean. The theory being that it was impacted 3,500-3000 BCE, so 5000 years BP. I wonder if they were just recording the smaller impactors that mat well have accompanied the main event. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burckle_Crater
A good video, incorporating recent research, But the pronunciation of Boscawen-un is completely wrong! In the video it was pronounced in a very sharp English way, but the word is Cornish (meaning 'the pasture of the farmstead at the elderberry tree') and should be pronounced 'b's-COW-'n-OON.'
@@ThePrehistoryGuys maybe the sun travels behind the stone for a while and the two "breasts" are reference-points of some sort. It would feel like powerful as if you are laying there holding the stone with your feet from falling on you... some spiritual experience I guess.
Possibly represents an old ancestor (feet at bottom and breasts above it) the stones in a circle around it represents clans or family members. Thought that comes to mind is neolithic statues without the skills and tools of later sculptors. Keeps one thinking!
always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
Could this be an antique recreation using stones laying around, because the circle is very irregular and the middle leaning stone isn't even near the center. Looks like a hack job by amateurs to me.
Hi Justin, Rupert here. It's definitely an original, considered to be Bronze Age but there is evidence to suggest that the site was in use earlier than that. Maybe before the stones were erected. William Camden wrote about the circle in 1589 and never said a word about the central stone being at an angle. He simply said it was bigger than the rest, so it seems more likely to me that it was something like treasure hunters having a bit of a dig which resulted in the slip. R
@@ThePrehistoryGuys Aw, thanks for the answer. I'm having quite a deep dive into all your videos and listening to your podcast and sharing with friends. Much appreciation for your work and open mindedness.
@@ThePrehistoryGuys Related question then, are most of the stone circles/ circles of stone perfect circles, or are many of them irregular? With a rope and a stick it's pretty easy to make a near perfect circle, so when I see a lopsided circle it makes me wonder.
What an interesting finding esp about the carvings on the leaning stone at the centre of the circle..Im sure this stone circle served different purpose or perhaps built by different community than the stonehenge that on Salisbury..with different knowledge obviously. Perhaps as prehistoric alarm or to set 'timing' or automatization action reaction for particular purposes or practices. Thank you for the briliant analysis and the film. Wonderful work.
Fascinating! How does this channel not have more subs?
The contents is always interesting.
I love these little ones too, that I can watch quickly to take a brief mental trip to somewhere else🍀✨❤️
Many thanks from Michael! So glad you enjoyed it 😊
always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
I visited Lands End in my twenties I can't believe this was just right there and no one told us and we didn't know about it. We did walk to St. Michael's island at low tide and boat back.
There’s so much more to see in Cornwall than the recognised tourist sites, and many of the best of it remains ‘off the beaten track’. You may have to make a return visit 🙂
❤
Unfortunately the Welsh triad mentioned at the beginning is one of Iolo Morganwg's many forgeries. However, this circle was where the first Cornish Gorsedh was held in 1928 and I've been at Gorsedh Kernow Awen ceremonies here in recent years.
Had a wonderful experience there many years ago. We found the circle by accident at sunset, it had been cloudy all day not particularly warm, certain of the circle stones were quite warm to the touch. A few other strange things happened.
The dig I went on in rehab was at calderstones park!
Fascinating! Thanks Michael! 👏👏👏
Ive upticked the initial picture without waiting for the narration. ❤
I've read once a long time ago that the way they build stone walls in a herringbone pattern in Cornwall is only found elsewhere in Crete. I know that there was trade during the bronze age in tin and copper from the Isle of Scilly with boats from the Mediterranean, so is it possible that there could have been some intercultural exchange going on there? The Celtic world had the Brittany connection on the continent, as you point out in the similarity between elements used in the stone circles. And for me it's all the more fascinating because the only record we have of these people are the stones and artifacts they left behind. We'll never know for sure what it was all about for them.
Ah, my favourite stone circle in the world, I'm blessed to have been there three times, even played my small harp inside the centre under the full moon, years ago ♡
always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
Just discovered your channel! Love your work. And so glad you have Boscowen-Un. It's very much my favourite stone circle.
Superb yet again. Thanks.
Props to this channel for reasons numerous. Among them, pronunciation of Welsh and Irish names.
The opening line was beautiful
Very nicely done.
amazing! just loved this.
Lovely place to visit, worth the walk. Beautiful energy there as well.
Oh my god.
The reason I'm interested in standing stones is because of the Calderstones. Its my local park were I walk my jack Russell's everyday. The stores have just returned from London after some conservation work. They have moved from the greenhouse into a semi open covered courtyard as the greenhouse was causing damage they look excellent in their new home still in the park
YNWA
Oh great! Thanks for that Paul. Maybe we'll get a chance to highlight them at some point.
What does YNWA mean? And I used to have Jack Russells! I miss my ‘Mack’ every day!
It's interesting to note that the restored of the Royalthrone last week discovered goes on the back. This magnificent stone I think makes the crowning of the Ad h Druid . Moore also , attended by the chieftains. Perhaps it is a gnomon. It would make sense. Would the sun cast shadows through the circle? Wonderful production. Blessed Be!
Micheal, this was a really lovely video. Loved your narrative and pointing out all the interesting details. The proximity of Land's End to Brittany I think makes the interpretation of the carving as feet much more plausible than axe heads. I had the pleasure of visiting this circle, escorted by the farmer's lovely sheep dog. I then visited Carnac in Brittany but at that time did not know how to get guidance on what else to see in the area and am so sorry I never knew about that chambered tomb with the feet. One question: in the aerial view of Boscawen Un the radial paths are clearly seen. Doesn't seem this pattern would be made just by visitors. What do you make of them?
Colleen - thanks so much for that! Looking hard for more opportunities to do more little films like this.
As for the radials - I think that's a question for the farmer(s)/landowner(s). Only they could answer why the land is divided and managed in that way I think.
@@ThePrehistoryGuys I mean the radial paths within the circle.
@@colleenhindson1159 Oh, I see no reason to put those down to anything but visitor traffic. Folk do go in natural cycles around the perimeters of stone circles, but the central stone here causes people to approach it straight but from random angles. I would expect them to vary season to season, depending on whether the grass has been mown recently or not. The site gets overgrown quite quickly, I believe. Once a path has been established - even by just one person - others then tend to follow suite, averse to making their own tracks! It's a very organic and unpredictable thing.
@@ThePrehistoryGuys Okay, that makes sense, Micheal. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Love your work and your accessability.
Loved this - were Brittany and Cornwall not connected at the time this stone circle was made? Or am I six thousand years too early?
Thank you James! Yeah - six thousand years too early 😊. However, Channel didn't seem to be any kind of barrier.
I descend from the Boscawen family of Cornwall. We built this, right? :)
always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
I only mention this as a piece of trivia but 19 is a significant number in Islamic mathematics.
Number Nineteen (19) plays an important role in the structure of the Quran. The numerical value of the Arabic word واحد (Wahid) which means "One" is 19. Thus, number 19 represents the Oneness of God which is a very important doctrine in Islam.
It also contains the 1st and last power of all mathematical numbers. 1 and 9 everything that comes after 9 is a multiple of 1 through 9. As I said just a bit of trivia.
Also of interest is the Burckle crater in the Indian ocean. The theory being that it was impacted 3,500-3000 BCE, so 5000 years BP. I wonder if they were just recording the smaller impactors that mat well have accompanied the main event.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burckle_Crater
A good video, incorporating recent research, But the pronunciation of Boscawen-un is completely wrong! In the video it was pronounced in a very sharp English way, but the word is Cornish (meaning 'the pasture of the farmstead at the elderberry tree') and should be pronounced 'b's-COW-'n-OON.'
Ah - thank you for the correction. Sadly I can't revise that now but noted for the future Cheryl!
What a beautifully poetic name!
Maybe you're supposed to lie on the ground with your feet in the 'foot holes'?
Yes. But wondering how long you'd have to lie there before anything happened. 😳
@@ThePrehistoryGuys maybe the sun travels behind the stone for a while and the two "breasts" are reference-points of some sort. It would feel like powerful as if you are laying there holding the stone with your feet from falling on you... some spiritual experience I guess.
Who's feet ? I know you're busy guys, but I long to see you visit Machrie moor 🙏
Possibly represents an old ancestor (feet at bottom and breasts above it) the stones in a circle around it represents clans or family members. Thought that comes to mind is neolithic statues without the skills and tools of later sculptors. Keeps one thinking!
One certainly does! Good thinking :)
always want to say hi to you. You are such a beauty I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Williams by name from Arizona phonex and you where are you from?
'toes',not 'G oes'!
this is so obviousley a fkn clock. we hav as a species, needed to tell sections of the day. this is one way to do it. .....next question..... ;)
just look up, you don't need stones to tell you what time it is. A stick alone for that matter would do it.
It's a nightmare having to shift the stones around every time the clocks change.
Could this be an antique recreation using stones laying around, because the circle is very irregular and the middle leaning stone isn't even near the center. Looks like a hack job by amateurs to me.
Hi Justin, Rupert here. It's definitely an original, considered to be Bronze Age but there is evidence to suggest that the site was in use earlier than that. Maybe before the stones were erected. William Camden wrote about the circle in 1589 and never said a word about the central stone being at an angle. He simply said it was bigger than the rest, so it seems more likely to me that it was something like treasure hunters having a bit of a dig which resulted in the slip. R
@@ThePrehistoryGuys Aw, thanks for the answer. I'm having quite a deep dive into all your videos and listening to your podcast and sharing with friends. Much appreciation for your work and open mindedness.
@@ThePrehistoryGuys Related question then, are most of the stone circles/ circles of stone perfect circles, or are many of them irregular? With a rope and a stick it's pretty easy to make a near perfect circle, so when I see a lopsided circle it makes me wonder.
That would be a great question for the next Q&A!