‘Cursing stone’ found on Isle of Canna

June 27, 2012 in Archaeological Heritage, Celtic History | 1 comment

A Cursing Stone (c) National Trust for Scotland

A “Cursing Stone” found in Scotland. Not sure why it’s called a cursing stone: a prayer stone would seem to be more apt, at least going by the use described in this article.

Link: BBC News – ‘Cursing stone’ found on Isle of Canna.

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    bloggingfromthebog on June 28, 2012 at 6:48 am

    I can only imagine the thrill of finding something like this and from now on I will look more closely at every rock I pick up!

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