Tor's Tour of the Tor
Scotland Tour 25th Oct - 2nd Nov 2012
Day One: Pick up from Glastonbury or Bristol, from where we will drive to Keswick, Lake District (approximately five hour drive).
On arrival, we will visit Castlerigg Stone Circle, one of the most visually impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain and most visited stone circle in Cumbria.
Day Two:
Still in the Lake District, we will visit 'Long Meg' Stone Circle, after
which we will drive up to Kilmartin in Scotland (five hour drive.)
'The monument commonly called Long Meg'
A poem by William Wordsworth
A weight of Awe not easy to be borne
Fell suddenly upon my spirit, cast
From the dread bosom of the unknown past,
When first I saw that family forlorn;
Speak Thou, whose massy strength and stature scorn
The power of years - pre-eminent, and placed
Apart, to overlook the circle vast.
Speak Giant-mother! tell it to the Morn,
While she dispels the cumbrous shades of night;
Let the Moon hear, emerging from a cloud,
At whose behest uprose on British ground
That Sisterhood in hieroglyphic round
Forth-shadowing, some have deemed the infinite
The inviolable God that tames the proud.
William Wordsworth, 1822
Day Three: We will explore Kilmartin as best as possible, as this area, which contains over 350 monuments within a 6 mile radius, has one of the richest concentrations of prehistoric monuments and historical sites in Scotland. From Kilmartin we will head up to Oban (45 min. drive).
Day Four: We will travel by ferry to the Isle of Mull, where we will visit Lochbuie Stone Circle and Moy Castle, the home of Clan Maclaine. Then we will travel to the holy island of Iona, where many saints and kings have been buried and which is regarded the most beautiful of Scottish holy islands. We will spend the night in Oban.
Day Five: We will head eastwards to the Loch Nell Stone Circle, where we will connect with the guardian stone Strontoiller, a massive monolith and explore the remains of the fascinating lost serpent mound. From there we will head to Loch Tay down the Tay River, where we will behold a magical folly. After a little pause we will visit the Fortingall Yew, the remains of an enormous ancient tree, and the Fortingall standing stones. We will continue our tour with a walk up the Schiehallion mountain (the direct translation in Gaelic is 'fairy mountain'), which is considered to be the heart of sacred Scotland and where I have personally tuned into a lot of dragon energies.
Day Six: First we will explore the beautiful city of Edinburgh and its surroundings with a visit to Rosslyn Chapel, templar site of mystery and connected to the energy of Mary Magdalene, situated within Roslin Glen, Goddess site of beauty. Here we will take a walk along the river and visit the templar cave where we will do a ceremony and visualization of the goddess energies.
We will then return along the coast, back to the Lake District and stay in Keswick for the night.
Day Seven: We will drive to Broughton-in-Furness where we will explore yet another amazing stone circle, called Swinside Stone Circle. From here we will drive back to Bristol or Glastonbury.
Price:
£850 ($1333.)
Price includes all travel, hotel bookings and entry fees.
'The monument commonly called Long Meg'
A poem by William Wordsworth
A weight of Awe not easy to be borne
Fell suddenly upon my spirit, cast
From the dread bosom of the unknown past,
When first I saw that family forlorn;
Speak Thou, whose massy strength and stature scorn
The power of years - pre-eminent, and placed
Apart, to overlook the circle vast.
Speak Giant-mother! tell it to the Morn,
While she dispels the cumbrous shades of night;
Let the Moon hear, emerging from a cloud,
At whose behest uprose on British ground
That Sisterhood in hieroglyphic round
Forth-shadowing, some have deemed the infinite
The inviolable God that tames the proud.
William Wordsworth, 1822
Day Three: We will explore Kilmartin as best as possible, as this area, which contains over 350 monuments within a 6 mile radius, has one of the richest concentrations of prehistoric monuments and historical sites in Scotland. From Kilmartin we will head up to Oban (45 min. drive).
Day Four: We will travel by ferry to the Isle of Mull, where we will visit Lochbuie Stone Circle and Moy Castle, the home of Clan Maclaine. Then we will travel to the holy island of Iona, where many saints and kings have been buried and which is regarded the most beautiful of Scottish holy islands. We will spend the night in Oban.
Day Five: We will head eastwards to the Loch Nell Stone Circle, where we will connect with the guardian stone Strontoiller, a massive monolith and explore the remains of the fascinating lost serpent mound. From there we will head to Loch Tay down the Tay River, where we will behold a magical folly. After a little pause we will visit the Fortingall Yew, the remains of an enormous ancient tree, and the Fortingall standing stones. We will continue our tour with a walk up the Schiehallion mountain (the direct translation in Gaelic is 'fairy mountain'), which is considered to be the heart of sacred Scotland and where I have personally tuned into a lot of dragon energies.
Day Six: First we will explore the beautiful city of Edinburgh and its surroundings with a visit to Rosslyn Chapel, templar site of mystery and connected to the energy of Mary Magdalene, situated within Roslin Glen, Goddess site of beauty. Here we will take a walk along the river and visit the templar cave where we will do a ceremony and visualization of the goddess energies.
We will then return along the coast, back to the Lake District and stay in Keswick for the night.
Day Seven: We will drive to Broughton-in-Furness where we will explore yet another amazing stone circle, called Swinside Stone Circle. From here we will drive back to Bristol or Glastonbury.
Price:
£850 ($1333.)
Price includes all travel, hotel bookings and entry fees.
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