funded by Huntly Cultural Fund 2014
Làrach Coise is a series of viewpoints, and an invitation to explore some interesting historical/archaeological sites in the Huntly area.
A pdf of the book can be downloaded here
The book can also be bought here
'The Gaelic làrach means the site, imprint, ruin, or foundation of a building or settlement, làrach coise means footprint in that context'.
John Stewart Murray, Reading the Gaelic Landscape
Extract
Rothiemay
a mystery tour with Ron
in a wet February snowstorm
'stone circle (remains of)’
the field is framed
by a barbed-wire fence
in England there would be
a car park
little iron railings
signposts
kissing gates
Dogs on Lead
curly interpretation fonts
to describe the mystery
of cup marks
in a blizzard
the pale moon sun struggles
over the Recumbent of Rothiemay
a hulking lump
pockled with cup marks
for the moon to dip
over and into
in layers of thermals
I wonder how long
before I become
one of them
