[MR] BBC: Scottish "Cursing" Stone

[Garth Groff]

Noble friends,

This weekend the BBC featured a short piece about a Scottish "Cursing" 
stone found on the Isle of Canna. This stone is a lozenge-shaped piece 
marked with a simple cross. It was to be inserted into a depression in a 
flat stone in front of a large stone cross, and turned several times was 
prayers were offered. It is sort of like counting the Rosary, but 
grittier. Gradually the "Cursing" stone and the flat stone with the 
depression were ground until they fitted perfectly.  And it was 
discovered that the small "cursing" stone matched the depression before 
the near-by cross. Now they have all three pieces back together again. 
Why they should have called this a "cursing" stone is beyond me, but we 
Scots are often inscrutable.

Here's the link to the story and photos: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18130259 .

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, The Perplexed