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Iona, the Stone Circle at Loch Buie & a Wee Warning


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Iona, St. Columba and the Early Christian Church in Scotland

Pre-Historical Standing Stones & Stone Circle at Loch Buie

A long day trip, a quick pedestrian ferry ride, different geology, ruins and a ruined experience. At some point there will be a funny story to tell out of the Iona experience. Still too raw.

The second half of the day trip, a Rhododendron forest, different geology and different presentation from Mull, ‘druidic’ stones in  circles and speeding through the village of Craignure.

Bless my yank accent, the local constables and my ‘being on holiday’!!

‘Just a wee warning’

One Full Day

😉

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Beach at North End of Iona

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The word on St Columba from a solid source, straight off the back label of a bottle of the Red Monk of Iona, an amber ale, by the local brewery, Isle of Mull Brewing Company.

St Columba (Colum Cille in Gaelic), born of royal blood in 521 AD in Ireland, was the grandson of the Irish King Niall. He left Ireland for Scotland not as missionary but as an act of self-imposed penance for a bloody mess he had caused at home. He had upset the king of Ireland which led to a pitched battle in which Columba’s warrior family prevailed. Full of remorse for his actions and the deaths he had ultimately caused he fled, finally setting on Iona as the first place he found where he couldn’t see his native Ireland.

In the Homilies of Cambra three levels of martyrdom were held forth for Irish monks. The final level is red martyrdom, in which the monk becomes a missionary going into the world, ready to suffer persecution and death.

There you have it!

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Standing Stone at Loch Buie.
An Outlier From the Stone Circle.
Rhododendron Forest and Ben Buie in the Background

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Partial Pic of the Stone Circle.
Ben Buie and the Rhododendrons.
Excluding the Tourists.
😉

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Remainder of the Stone Circle.
Again Excluding the Tourists.
Note another Outlier, Low and to the Right

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Nice Atmospherics

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Rhododendron Forest For Miles on the Single Track Outside of the Village of Loch Buie

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Posted by bigdawg on June 17, 2013
2 Comments Post a comment
  1. 06/17/2013
    william penning

    The different colors of the stones are beautiful.

    Reply
  2. 06/19/2013
    john mcdonald

    Now I have to go make a cuppa!

    Cheers John

    Reply

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