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The Paps of Jura (Sacred Hill) — Links

Youtube - Lanarkshire's channel Ascent of Bienn an Oir, Jura. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Howburn Digger 11th February 2013ce

Camas an Staca (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Miscellaneous

"Just a little further on and we moved from history to prehistory at the superbly sited standing stone. This twelve foot high stone goes back 3,000 years before Somerled, to the Bronze Age. Of the men who carried it here we know little. Strangely, it is in Jura that traces of the very first men in Scotland have been found - flint arrowheads uncovered in the sand dating back over 9,000 years. Perhaps the proliferation of the caves, large and small, made Jura a natural island for colonisation by the first shore-dwelling people looking for a place to settle." Jura In The Sun, from Tom Weir's Scotland, published 1980. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 24th October 2009ce

The Paps of Jura (Sacred Hill) — Folklore

"Cross, on foot, a large plain of ground, seemingly improvable, but covered with a deep heath, and perfectly in a state of nature........After a walk of four miles, reach the paps (mountains in the centre of Jura): left the lesser to the south-east, preferring the ascent of the greatest, for there are three : Beinn-a-Chalaois, or 'the mountain of the sound'; Beinn Sheunta, or 'the hallowed mountain'; and Beinn-an-Oir, or 'the mountain of gold'." Tour Of Scotland 1772 Thomas Pennant. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 24th October 2009ce

The Paps of Jura (Sacred Hill) — Miscellaneous

The energetic Pennant climbed Beinn an Oir, the highest of the Paps Of Jura, but he mentioned its near neighbour, Beinn Shiantaidh. This translates as the "Enchanted Mountain", or more precisely "the Mountain Defended by Enchantment". No archaeological information exists to confirm or deny its use as such, but the name strongly suggests that the mountain was important in the beliefs of the prehistoric peoples of lived on Jura. As Pennant notes, it is one of three grouped close together, and triplicity was thought to be spiritually powerful in the ancient world. And high places seemed to attract those who felt it was important to be near their sky-gods. Alistair Moffat "Before Scotland" Studying Pennants Tour Of Scotland 1772. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 24th October 2009ce Edited 25th October 2009ce

Keils (Cup Marked Stone) — Links

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Posted by rockartuk 8th December 2007ce

Craighouse (Cist) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by rockandy 5th June 2007ce

Ardfernal (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images

Posted by rockandy 5th June 2007ce