Odin Stone: Plates 8 – 11
Plate 8: Propeller, St. Margaret’s Hope, Orkney, 2007 This propeller stuck me as blindingly bright, perhaps because I had lost my sunglasses the night before. I had, however, previously photographed...
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Plate 12: Fursbreck Pottery, Harray, Orkney, 2005 Andrew Appleby (a.k.a. the Harray Potter) is both a potter and amateur archeologist. Although not an academic archeologist, he has spent uncountable...
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Plate 16: Staircase, Hall of Clestrain, Orphir, Orkney, 2007 The Hall of Clestrain was once a magnificent Georgian House that is today in near ruin. Built in 1769 by Patrick Honeyman of Graemsay, the...
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Plate 20: Bell Pull, St. Magnus Church, Birsay, Orkney, 2003 This church stands on the site of, what was most likely, the first cathedral in Orkney. Built in 1064 by Earl Thorifinn, it was the...
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Plate 24: St Nicholas Round Kirk, Orphir, Orkney, 2003 St Nicolas Round Kirk is related to the image in Plate 20 (Bell Pull, St. Magnus Church, Birsay). The story of Earl Magnus the Martyr is told in...
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Plate 28: Bank Lane, Stromness, Orkney, 2006 It is relatively easy to show the passage of time by photographing things that are centuries old. When I stand in front of a standing stone it is easy to...
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Plate 32: Caravan, Deerness, Orkney, 2006 In the spring of 2006 I went to Scotland with my friend, Peter Goss. He was available to travel during his spring break from the University of Utah and I...
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Plate 36: Mona’s Kitchen, Ramsquoy Farm, Stenness, Orkney, 2006 The center of most homes is the kitchen and little has changed over the centuries. At the Scara Brae site in Orkney, archeologists have...
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Plate 39: Barley Field, Stenness, Orkney, Orkney, 2007 Bere (pronounced “bear” barley, cultivated primarily on Orkney is thought to be the oldest cereal in continuous commercial cultivation in the...
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Plate 43: Afternoon, Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, 2004 Each standing stone in the Ring of Brodgar has a different character but to my knowledge none are officially (or unofficially) named. This stone...
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