Who Built The Stones?

[TisILeclerc]

Govan means Smith

So perhaps he provided tools for whoever was carving the arches.

He was also pestered by pirates who were interested in a bell he rang. He could also ring the stones as well. Very gifted.

The gaelic for bell is clag or clog or other variants. Very close to the English 'clock'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Govan

Govan is also associated with Gawain connected to Arthur the other miracle metal worker.

[TisILeclerc]

[hvered]

Uncannily like the Nazca lines. Thanks, TisI.

[Mick Harper]

[TisILeclerc]

Is there a standard size and shape for these tidal islands?

If so it may be possible to adopt an engineering or architectural approach to their analysis which could give some idea of their thought processes.

For example Iona and Lindisfarne which were connected in religious terms are roughly the same size, the same distance from the mainland, about a mile, and have similar sized populations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne

[Mick Harper]

[TisILeclerc]

Perhaps when they were first built they were not islands as such but ports built on the edge of the shore?

As the seas rose they became islands but because of their importance causeways were built linking them to the operations still going on at the land not flooded.

[Boreades]

As I've mentioned elsewhere, am I correct in thinking that Elizabeth Rees is a Roman Catholic nun? I wonder if that explains her (apparent) stance that there are no Christians in Britain worth mentioning before Roman Christians arrived? As a reflective note: I still have to make a conscious effort to rid myself of the assumption that our blessed Saints always behaved as saints. It clearly wasn't "peace and love, man" when the saints came marching in, smiting the pagans, or indulging in internecine warfare.

I don't know what's it's like for you guys, but the other mental block I keep stumbling over is the separation between Church and State. Doh!!! That's just what we're used to now. But for our "Celtic Saints", it was all one big International Royal Family business. If you weren't already a Prince or a King or a brother or a cousin of another Prince or King, you didn't get far as a saint. They didn't get where they are today by being commoners!

[TisILeclerc]

[Boreades]