Sharon GascoigneMay 19, 2024
Another from last week, this time my husband didn't light paint the #Longstone with a torch.
There's virtually no light pollution at this location and the #NorthernLights put on an amazing spectacle.
#StandingStoneSunday #LandscapePhotography #AvailableLightPhotography #AuroraBorealis
Sharon GascoigneMay 16, 2024
Here's a shot forgotten about from Friday night, despite it being the one my husband was originally after.
The #cresentmoon over the #Longstone on the #IsleofWight.
He was hoping for, but not expecting the amazing display from the Aurora Borealis which appeared later during this shoot. You can see the sky just beginning to show the pinks and greens of the Northern Lights as they emerged when the sky got dark, and pink reflections on the stone! This was around 10pm. #StandingStone #Photography
Sharon GascoigneApr 30, 2024
It's bluebell season again, one of my favourite times of the year!
My husband phototgraphed these at the #Longstone on the #IsleofWight #StandingStone #LandscapePhotography #AvailableLightPhotography
Sharon GascoigneApr 23, 2023
#SundayStroll at the #Longstone on the #IsleofWight
Stories and FolkloreDec 11, 2022

#GothicAdvent Day 15:

The mists of time run deep; the ebbs and flows of the wyrd span the course of human history.

#Mottistone, is the magical heart of the #IsleOfWight -- the village derives it's name from the great #LongStone that was known as the Mōtstán [ ᛗᚩᛏᛋᛏᚪᚾ ] or Meeting Stone.

Legend says that is where the Kings of the Island (the Wihtwalda [ ᚹᛁᚻᛏᚹᚪᛚᛞᚪ ] ) were chosen by at the Island witenagemot [ ᚹᛁᛏᛖᚾᚪᚷᛖᛗᚩᛏ ]

People believe that cries of the slaughtered souls from the last #Pagan and #Jutes of the Island can be heard at this time of the year. The Ghosts and shades of the past make their way to Meeting Stone; the lefthand side of the stone is known as the Weeping Skirt. Island #Pagans still go there today to pay their respects.

#Folklore #StandingStoneSunday
#OldEnglish #AngloSaxon #Jutish #Yule #Yuletide #history #Histodons #Histodon #Runes

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