tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post1668725063942804367..comments2024-01-12T02:55:21.323-06:00Comments on Meggie On The Prairie: Culloden Moor Stone Wall for Friday FencesMeggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-77955041807009717052016-02-01T03:17:52.433-06:002016-02-01T03:17:52.433-06:00Great shot. Culloden, like many battlefield sites...Great shot. Culloden, like many battlefield sites, is a deeply evocative place - though Culloden's bleakness adds to the atmosphere. I tried to explain to my kids that in many ways it marked the death of a way of life. It's often wrongly associated with the rivalry between England and Scotland, rather than the end of a rebellion - an attempt to restore the Catholic Stuarts to the throne - though what happened afterwards on the orders of 'Butcher' Cumberland should shame us all. On a lighter note, stone walls are a feature of many parts of Britain - I love 'em! As for work on the bungalow - an older property is never really trouble-free! All the best.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-10468676515097974512016-01-26T19:56:00.873-06:002016-01-26T19:56:00.873-06:00This is a great shot of the fence line and of the ...This is a great shot of the fence line and of the battlefield. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-6755588876072723612016-01-23T06:08:17.283-06:002016-01-23T06:08:17.283-06:00Hello Christine...as I recall there was an Irish B...Hello Christine...as I recall there was an Irish Brigade (around 650 men) that fought at Culloden with the Highlanders. Your comments are so appreciated.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-38249360578935471972016-01-23T05:58:42.045-06:002016-01-23T05:58:42.045-06:00Hello Rose...I might not know the history if I had...Hello Rose...I might not know the history if I had not traced my roots back to Scotland...thanks for your comment on the stone fence.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-66807707416102513222016-01-23T04:48:55.264-06:002016-01-23T04:48:55.264-06:00Here in Northern Ireland, having descended from Sc...Here in Northern Ireland, having descended from Scottish planters we feel a deep affinity with the Scots.<br />This is a great post to share.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369909588334413326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-55161885378426227022016-01-22T19:27:30.904-06:002016-01-22T19:27:30.904-06:00I feel dumb, but I do not know the history, and ri...I feel dumb, but I do not know the history, and right now am too tired to take it in. Hopefully I will get back to it, though. But I will say I do love the fence.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-24333032534084220692016-01-22T17:42:57.793-06:002016-01-22T17:42:57.793-06:00Haunting is another good word to describe the atmo...Haunting is another good word to describe the atmosphere. It was a cold October day, when my daughter and I were there. But, not nearly as cold as April 16th, 1746.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-67168804267334155232016-01-22T17:31:25.768-06:002016-01-22T17:31:25.768-06:00Thanks Theresa...sobering they are !Thanks Theresa...sobering they are !Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-55754865654779435752016-01-22T17:17:47.685-06:002016-01-22T17:17:47.685-06:00How beautiful, and haunting. Those are the types o...How beautiful, and haunting. Those are the types of stone walls I aspire to have here at home. I love Scotland--so much history and both the people and landscape are unique. I think it matters that those hallowed places be visited and respected. I'm glad you shared, thank you!sevenoverbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364781187875610954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391508913357750.post-71295687526556505062016-01-22T16:21:25.284-06:002016-01-22T16:21:25.284-06:00the stone wall is beautiful. the grounds, no doubt...the stone wall is beautiful. the grounds, no doubt, are sobering.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com