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By Hole Ousia Posted on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

a year ago

A year ago I had a short stay in Aberdeenshire. It felt like returning home. May 2021: I had a short break in Aberdeenshire staying in the Aberdeen Arms, Tarland … Continue reading a year ago

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By Hole Ousia Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

A Thousand Chances

A film about the Mortlich Obelisk to the 10th Marquis of Huntly. The obelisk collapsed on the 7th November 1912. The iron cross that surmounted it survives, but broken, amongst … Continue reading A Thousand Chances

Categories: Architecture, Omphalos films, Philosophy, Poems, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, A Thousand chances, a tomb with a view, Aberdeen Arms, Aberdeenshire, Aboyne, Admiral Fallow, Antionetta, Antiquary, Beyond the Strath, Charles 10th Marquis of Huntly, Charles Gordon, collapse of the Mortlich Monument, Deborah Levy, Fort, General Scipio, George Saunders, Hilary Mantel, Hole Ousia, Huntly, I am mindful of human weakness, Iron cross, James Ross, Mantel Pieces, Monument, Mortlich Hill, Mortlich Monument, Mortlich obelisk, November 1912, oblelisk, Omphalos, Omphalos films, Peter Ross, Punic War, Real Estate, rebel antiquary, Scipio, sleepwalking, Social maverick, Tarland, The Antiquary, The Rebel Antiquary

By Hole Ousia Posted on June 25, 2021May 13, 2022

c o n t e x t o

In late May 2021, the Aberdeen Arms, Tarland, was my home for several days. I was the only guest! Around Tarland I visited a number of forgotten places and wrote … Continue reading c o n t e x t o

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