The View From Above: scotland

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Saturday, June 6, 2009

White Stag, Mormond Hill, Scotland

57°36'7.32"N 2° 1'28.99"W

The White Stag of Mormond Hill, Scotland, was constructed in 1870 as a wedding present. It is
240' long and constructed from quartz rocks approximatelty 5" in diameter. At one time, it was an outline figure only, but at some point, got filled in as a solid figure.

Friday, May 29, 2009

The Gentle Giant of Craigmillar, Edinburgh Scotland

55°55'48.84"N 3° 7'5.71"W

This megalithic sculpture of Gulliver was designed by Jimmy Boyle, a former gangster and murderer while still a prisoner in the Special Unit in Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow. It was built by unemployed adults and youth, and completed in 1976. It has fallen into disrepair, and may be threatened with demolition. More on the Craigmillar Gulliver.

Why "View From Above"

I have an unquenchable thirst for exploration and mysteries. But that isn't the only reason for "View From Above." This blog exists primarily thanks to the despicable ignorance and laziness of the many, many people who will post a picture of some anomaly and simply make guesses about it, rather than do five minutes worth of research. I can't count the many times I've seen aerial pictures of "UFOs parked in a row on the beach" (They're beach umbrellas, you dork!) or questions like, "What's this aircraft doing sitting in the middle of the desert?" (It's a military firing range. They use junk aircraft as targets. Duh!) The unwillingness on the part of most people to do even a minimal amount of research just boggles the mind.

Another pet peeve of mine is the practice of posting an interesting site without a precise location. I don't know if it's laziness, oversight, or a desire to hoard information, but it's irritating as hell to me. That's why mosts of my posts will always include coordinates to the site.

I hope you'll enjoy perusing the sites I've listed. I can't take credit for being the first to "find" most of them, but I will do my best to let you know what I find out about them!

Michael Makai