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Mutiny Stones
The Mutiny Stones are a megalithic monument in the Lammermuir Hills, Scotland. Situated on Byrecleugh Rig, the nearest centre of habitation is at Longformacus, some four miles away. The monument is constructed as a long cairn, and is thought to date to the 3rd Millennium BC. The name of the monument is a corruption of the Scots, ''mittenfu' o stones''. This term arose because of a local legend that the devil was passing above and dropped a handful of boulders at the spot. The name was later corrupted to the ''Meeting'' stones, and thence to ''Mutiny'' stones. The monument has been repeatedly robbed of stone over the years by shepherds, to create stells and dry stone wall Dry stone, sometimes called drystack or, in Scotland, drystane, is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Dry stone structures are stable because of their construction me ...s. It now stands at at its highest point, although with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutiny Stones, Byrecleugh Ridge - Geograph
Mutiny is a revolt among a group of people (typically of a military, of a crew or of a crew of pirates) to oppose, change, or overthrow an organization to which they were previously loyal. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against an internal force, but it can also sometimes mean any type of rebellion against any force. Mutiny does not necessarily need to refer to a military force and can describe a political, economic, or power structure in which there is a change of power. During the Age of Discovery, mutiny particularly meant open rebellion against a ship's captain. This occurred, for example, during Ferdinand Magellan's journeys around the world, resulting in the killing of one mutineer, the execution of another, and the marooning of others; on Henry Hudson's ''Discovery'', resulting in Hudson and others being set adrift in a boat; and the notorious mutiny on the ''Bounty''. Penalty Those convicted of mutiny often faced capital punish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
