The Callanish Stones are a Neolithic site in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They are standing stones arranged loosely like a Celtic Cross, in the Center added later is a Chambered Tomb. The Callanish stones are approximately 3000 years old.
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Broch of Gurness, Scotland.
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northwest coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound. It is one of the most outstanding surviving examples of a later prehistoric settlement that is unique to northern Scotland.
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northwest coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound. It is one of the most outstanding surviving examples of a later prehistoric settlement that is unique to northern Scotland.
Beria is the Queen of the gods in Scottish mythology. She especially presides over Winter. Beira, also known as Cailleach Bheur. Is the matriarch giantess of the Scottish pantheon. She is credited with using her hammer to create land masses and raise mountains for her many sons to live in and perhaps even trap them in if they disobey her, some had antlers or horns and some had many heads. Her sons are known for fighting quite a lot and throw boulders at one another. Their fighting is said to have caused Scotland's geography when combined with their mothers creations. She is depicted as a one eyed hag with rust colored teeth, white hair, and blue skin, and always wearing a shawl that she pulls up above her shoulders. She is said to be the mother of all the gods in Scotland. Ben Nevis is her mountain throne that she created and many of the other mountains serve as stepping stones for her and her sons. She made many of the Lochs in Scotland including Loch Ness.-TLK
Loch Ness is most famous today for Nessie the worlds most famous sea monster. However, Loch Ness was once Nessa a goddess and maid servant to Beira, the handmaiden was so clumsy and poor in her duties that Beira changed her into Loch Ness, once a year she regains human form and sings a sorrowful tune.
The Picts (Painted People) were a Celtic group in Northern Britain. They were considered fierce warriors by the Romans who gave them the name Picts after seeing their ornate Tattoos, body painting, and that they would dye their entire bodies blue with Woad. They were an enemy the Romans proved unable to conquer. However, they were actually a relatively peaceful farming people who claimed to be descended of the goddess Brighid, it is said that a goddess had walked their land and everywhere her foot touched was sacred and they fiercely protected it. The Picts had pastoral lands and raised Wool and Flax for clothing. Later on after Christianization the Picts would later merge with other tribes into the Scots forming the Kingdom of Alba, the First Scottish King was said to be the son of a Pictish Queen.-TLK