As part of Scottish Book Week, we take you inside a fascinating event held at the Speirs Centre in Alloa, where author, storyteller, and folklorist Stuart McHardy introduced his latest book, Scotland’s Geomythography. In this engaging presentation, McHardy explores how ancient societies understood the landscapes around them and takes us on a journey through myth, memory, and the Scottish landscape.
Join us as we delve into the emerging field of geomythography, which blends oral tradition, place-name study, landscape interpretation, and archaeology to reveal the deep-time stories embedded in Scotland’s terrain. From echoes of prehistoric rituals to clues hidden in local lore, this episode uncovers how the past still resonates in the places we walk today.
Key themes:
00:10:42 Calanais
00:20:34 Beltane
00:22:05 Ballachulish Goddess
00:22:57 Paps and Mams
00:23:48 The Cailleach and Bride
00:24:52 Beinn Bheithir and dragons
00:28:18 Cauldrons
00:28:54 Clustering
00:29:46 Paps of Jura
00:32:01 The Corrievreckan
00:39:12 Craigshouse Bay
00:42:08 Bennachie
00:46:09 Tigh nam Bodach
Find Stuart's books for sale here https://luath.co.uk/pages/stuart-mchardy
#scottishhistory #mythology #stuartmchardy
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