Showing posts with label stone circle. Show all posts
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Monday, 3 November 2025

A day among giants: The mystical Callanish Stones


You know, sometimes you plan a trip to a place you've seen in a book or on an album cover, and you just hope it lives up to the image in your head. For me, that place has always been the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis. Even though I did manage to get to see them some 40 years ago, being a fan of Ultravox's "Lament" album for years – and that iconic imagery – finally getting back to see them was a bit of a pilgrimage.

The Glencoe Five: Chasing Waterfalls and Tactical Patience

There is a specific kind of madness that takes over a photographer when the Scottish weather turns sour for forty-eight hours. You sit, you ...