why are these stones here? SOLVED

HAHAHA roflmao .. yo ho ho even capn sir…..

ps great setting for one… but erm no not a rock concert lol
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thanks my friend – it was freezing cold and i was blue too!!

wonderful guess don and there may be a connection.. who knows.. but not time machines…
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teehee hee hee linifer …and is that your final answer..lol…. ;)))

thanks heaps bela for your lovely words..
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aw thanks irish… you rock too.. ;)))

guess that makes you a rock star then…......teeheehee….

cheers flick.. both the view and the cold were breathtaking that day…
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and also had to wipe the cold sleet off my lens… brrrr..

hi sean lovely to see you and thanks… its a bit of a rocky spot but theres a reason for it…..

Hi George you made me think (and google!) there .. no … they came in boats and this is not on the coast…..

thanks I appreciate that so much
cheers
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very strong and sturdy ones i imagine george.. but still not viking……and dont think the rocks are religious either…
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come and be poetic anytime my friend… :)))

nope – not religious druids either…..
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hmmm…. when was that exactly …?

but youre’ getting pretty warm…

hmmmm… good thinking batman…
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och aye dougie tell me another yin… ,, yer nicht reet!( as joak would say!) and lang may yer lum reek tae…
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thanks erhan…LOL… theyre strewn all over the place alright…!..
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hoots… now thats a goodun richie… but sorry not the answer.. LOL
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thanks so much cheryl – its a lovely spot!

...possibly… (but am just checking up on the picts too… in case….)

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hmmm -could be blocking up those rabbit holes I spose but dont think thats the main reason dougie… sorry
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oooh you clever thing damien and you are red hot … fortifications and hill fort are spot on …. but why are they here…. like this…...???

(and thanks for the lovely comments too…)

teehee now why would you hide bagpipes when you can hear em coming a mile off…teehee…
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LOL these stones are not for rolling that’s for sure… and we have cairns like in wales to pop our stones on to make the hills higher at the top… so its not that either i’m afraid richie my friend…
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unlike the rest of us you mean… lol…hic….:))))....still no…

well yes now you put it like that .. but there is another reason too… lol…and thanks so much for the lovely comment
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thanks it was lovely if a little chilly that day…

hi mick nice try!! i was just on my way home for one of those after climbing several of the above… now think hard… you do know this one i’m sure… damien above has nearly nearly got it all…..

thanks so much..;)))))))

Hi Mike you are getting cooler with religious… but military is good …!!

Damien’s guess above is pretty spot on ie : ” they’re in the borders and obviously on the top of a rather large hill, therefore I reckon they are part of some fortifications, maybe a look out post, a hill top fort etc…..”

but he’s just a whisker away and i’m still asking why are they here…. like this…… what is their function or purpose.. in this position….?

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thanks good friend – this is the scottish borders for you – it can look great in all weathers…
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wow definitely richie they make access more difficult in any weather!! you are rocking with this
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Well done Mike!!

Its not a defilade (if I understand correctly) as the rocks are too small for defenders to shelter behind…and at less than a couple of feet high they would not impact on a formation attack and am not sure of how disciplined the attackers would be in any case…

but your third guess is CORRECT!!! ding ding ding!!

Damien and Richie have got most of it too in a brilliant close run jeopardy game…. well done all

Will post this shortly in the description box… but this was taken on Cademuir Hill just outside Peebles which is the site of an iron age hill fort…

These stones can be found on the NE of the hilltop which was potentially vulnerable to attack so the the huge jaggy stones are set into the ground like porcupines quills pointing downhill in a large gulley (100’x120’) sited in such a way as to be invisible to an attacking force until they breasted the rise and were upon them – it would definitely deter a horse attack and make men slow to pick their way through too…

Also referred to as a “chevaux-de-frises’ and used up to medieval times, someone told me there are only a couple of examples in scotland….

WOOHOO! battle over tho more details of an arthurian link on an associated pic to follow…

phew!

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YESSS ! see the details above…

wonderful guess my friend and very pursuasive… perhaps I was wrong all along…. lol… and dont need to go far to see these…

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thanks so much kell … its just on our doorstep… how lucky is that…
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teehee well done and entirely correct ref!! high fives…. but you need to get here quicker…LOL

ooooh you were studying your history books even … how cool is that…. .... a brilliant game to get everyone guessing tho!

well done mike and damien and richie too

cheers everyone…

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thankyou kindly…
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aw joak we missed you…! where’ve you been hiding…..LOL….

cheers lindsay – thanks for that..really appreciate it
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thanks danielle.. it does too..lol.. :))

thanks pat it is such fun to play.. and here are a few older ones if you want a peek … but have to put on my thinking cap for a new one…
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oops sorry debs… let me know best time and I’ll try to start one conveniently… tho have a really hard one coming up in the next week or two…... be warned..
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thanks my friend – it is a great place made even more special by all the history around…
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thanks rich.. much appreciated!

oooh i love you both!! and he should have just jumped in and played if you were busy…..so lovely that you surf together… lol… and you both made my night too!!

I was browsing your library pic and thinking we could have bumped into each other there… cheers good friends..:)))))))

aw blushing here!! thanks so much for the lovely honour and just love the new banner ! its perfect!!!
happy dinghy grins
maggie
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