Over the years it has been proposed that the carvings on the orthostat within The Mound of the Hostages are art work, celestial representations or even a calendar. However, a regular visitor to this site has theorized that they actually correspond to the monuments on the Hill of Tara.
While this theory has yet to be confirmed, it offers a rather interesting view of how Tara may have really evolved and suggests that it played a far more important role than previously thought. If correct, it would further support the argument that Tara, like Newgrange and Knowth, should be named a World Heritage Site.
Read the full article at http://www.knowth.com/tara-orthostat.htm
Orthostat: Mound of the Hostages - Hill of Tara
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Orthostat: Mound of the Hostages - Hill of Tara
by Kernos » 07 Jun 2007, 15:01
"Time is the Image of Eternity."
Time is the Fire in which we burn.
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Re: Orthostat: Mound of the Hostages - Hill of Tara
by DJ Droood » 20 Mar 2010, 02:39
gpod stuff.
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