Thanks BenLurkin.
Posted on 04/18/2019 6:29:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Damage to the Ring of Brodgar includes graffiti that has been engraved into one of the stones at the Neolithic site near Stenness. It is believed to have been caused sometime between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning.
The ring originally comprised 60 stones, of which 36 survive.
It is within the Heart of Neolithic Orkney Unesco world heritage site, which also includes a large chambered tomb called Maeshowe, the Stones of Stenness and the Skara Brae settlement.
The ring was built around 2,500-2,000BC and covers an area of almost 8,500 sq metres (91,500 sq ft).
It is the third largest stone circle in the British Isles, behind Avebury and Stanton Drew, and the largest in Scotland.
One of the stones had previously been vandalised, carrying a Norse runic inscription, while at least one other has been struck by lightning.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
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Ropers?
Muzzies?
Construction accident.
One possible clue to the case may be contained in the writing itself as, in one photo released by the police, the letters seem to spell the word or name 'Slakki.'
Was Claire Fraser seen in the area?
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Thanks BenLurkin.
I’m surprised. Not so many “teens” in the Orkneys as cause trouble elsewhere in the UK and US.
In the photograph of the stones I did not see any rope barricades around the site. When I first visited Stonehenge in 1978 you could walk up to the stones and stand next to them. There were some that bore spray painted graffiti. When I returned 20 years later, there was a designated path around the monument with rope barricades and park rangers protecting the site. No more graffiti.
It’s a shame they didn’t do the same for this site.
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