sacred tree
the offerings (coins) stuck into the bark
all that remains of the cloister arcade
angles
view from the former cloisters of one of the residential towers
missing chimney
the old church's arch
now the stairs lead to nowhere
very medieval tower (with a later addition)
main edifice
the sacred tree is rather like the sacred willow tree at Carn Euny in Cornwall, it has many many offerings of cloth strips, there is also another one at Castle Henleys in Wales, I am learning a lot from your photos.
ReplyDeletethanks for your support, mike! I really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteand the concept of the sacred tree is interestingly conventional which i suppose is a statement on the original pagan emphasis on them.
similar ones can also be found in Spain and France. Interestingly, they are also echoed in Japan, India and Thailand (or so I know through pictures)