tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post19471868849792216..comments2024-01-29T02:09:05.808-05:00Comments on SV Footprint (Begonia): Shetland IslesSV-Footprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05580604213296592771noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-75244257738112823352010-06-06T05:08:35.519-04:002010-06-06T05:08:35.519-04:00Hi Carla. They really are fascinating. The stones...Hi Carla. They really are fascinating. The stones are generally quarried nearby (you can see many areas of arena size chunks taken from the hillsides (modern and ancient quarrying.<br /><br />Most of the older buildings have started to fall, and had the upper stones lost (presumably reuse by subsequent groups) - but the stones that remain have been protected from the elements with the turf laid on top (which you see in so many of the pictures). <br /><br />I feel so wonderfully inferior and in awe of these ancient predecessors.SV-Footprinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580604213296592771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36756953.post-24171692379813792592010-06-05T11:39:56.894-04:002010-06-05T11:39:56.894-04:00Oh yes, with you all the way. Fascinating. Are t...Oh yes, with you all the way. Fascinating. Are the stones used to build those structures beneath them, or is there a quarry somewhere? I see the entire areas have been covered over by several inches of soil and now vegetation, but wondered where the stone came from in the first place. A wonderful tour, Maryanne. Thank you!Mommy Dearestnoreply@blogger.com