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Friday, July 22, 2016

more Northern Scotland touring


The Clava Cairns are about 4,000 years old and were built to house the dead. The cemetery remained a sacred place in the landscape for millennia, and provides many clues to the beliefs of Bronze Age society.





They are circular structures of stones piled up to bury the dead.

The outer layer stones are larger than the inner layer.

There seems to be some significance in relation to the sun's rays.




peaceful shade trees





We see a lot of sheep  so cows are nice scenery!






Back in the  car...

Beautiful scenery


We caught up with the motor cyclists at an overloop rest stop.






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