Fingal's Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its natural acoustics. The National Trust for Scotland owns the cave as part of a National Nature Reserve. info wiki photo courtesy urbantimes

~ Awesome Dragon Door Pull ~ This door pull is completely hand forged and fabricated. No casting was used to create this piece. The body and horns have a hand chased groove and are twisted ,,, by Richard E. Clark III Blacksmithing

Caves of Nerja in the Province of Málaga,Spain ,,, photo by Ximo Serra ,, Approximately 5 million years ago, during the Upper Miocene, water penetrated the fissures of the marble rock and dissolved it, forming a huge subterranean cavern. Seismic movement and landslides during the Holocene forced the water to find new pathways through the cave system and began the formation of the giant stalactites and stalagmites that can be seen in the cave. Skeletal remains found in the caverns indicate that they were inhabited from about 25,000 BC up until the Bronze Age. Cave paintings from the Paleolithic and post-Paleolithic eras have been discovered on the walls of the cave. For about 4,000 years from 25,000 BC the caves were used seasonally by a small group of humans, and were occupied by cave hyena during the periods that the humans were absent. By 21,000 BC the human population had taken up year-round residence in the caves and had increased in number. A culture based on hunting in the local area had evolved, illustrated by first cave paintings found in the cave which date to around the time. Pine nuts and snails were also important elements of the diet. Up until around 10,800 BC the hunting culture continued to develop with more prey species being taken, including goats, rabbits, fish and marine mammals. A wide variety of animal bones, shells and fish bones from this time have been found in the cave, including the remains of a number of off shore species, along with stone and bone tools. By 4500 BC domesticated animals were being kept and the area around the cave was being used for farming and the production of pottery. By 3800 BC textiles and more advanced styles of pottery were being produced and parts of the cave were being used as a burial chamber. info wiki

Südfriedhof (German: South Cemetery) is, with an area of 82 hectares, the largest cemetery in Leipzig. Germany, info wiki , the onondaga and Ancient photos and images

Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the *Incarnation* located in Granada, Spain construction began in 1526 ,, It took 181 years for the cathedral to be built. info wiki *Incarnation* -> literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. It refers to the conception and birth of a sentient creature who is the material manifestation of an entity, god or force whose original nature is immaterial. In its religious context the word is used to mean the descent from Heaven of a god, or divine being in human/animal form on Earth. info wiki

The martial eagle is a large eagle found in open and semi-open habitats of sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Polemaetus. info wiki ,,,They are the largest of the African eagles and incredibly powerful, capable of knocking an adult man off his feet. They reputedly have enough power in one foot to break a man's arm. The largest eagle in Africa, the Martial eagle weighs in at almost 14 pounds (6.5 Kg.) and has a wingspan of about 6 feet 4 inches. It is 32 inches long ,,, info Kruger National Park , Siyobona Africa

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) ~ Holiday Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and acknowledged around the world in other cultures. info Wiki Begins - October 31 Ends - November 2 ps on this pic, thier clothes are all made from plastic plates, spoons, bags , etc

I would love to learn how to weld and manipulate metal this way,, Awesome ! ~~ courtesy Engineering Network ~~ Old hubcaps transformed into a wolf sculpture. Sculptor is Ptolemy Erling at hubcapcreatures

Nottingham Castle / Mortimer's Hole ~ is a castle in Nottingham, England with some rich History. Shortly before his 18th birthday, King Edward III, with the help of a few trusted companions, led by Sir William Montagu, staged a coup d'état at Nottingham Castle (19 October 1330) against his mother Isabella of France, and her lover, Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Both were acting as Regents during Edward's minority following their murder of his father Edward II at Berkeley Castle. William Montigu and his companions, were accompanied by William Eland, castellan and overseer of Mortimer's castle, who knew the location of a secret tunnel which would take them up to a locked door higher up in the castle to a normally locked door. In the dark of night on 19 October 1330, Montagu and his companions entered the tunnel, climbed up to the door, which had now been unlocked either by Edward III or a trusted servant, overpowered Mortimer, killing Mortimer's personal guards. Mortimer was bound and gagged, led out of the tunnel and arrested, along with Queen Mother Isabella. Mortimer was sent to the Tower of London, and hanged a month later. Isabella of France was forced into retirement atCastle Rising Castle. With this dramatic event, the personal reign of Edward began. info wiki

The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the subject of a legend concerning the disappearance or death of a great number of kids from the town of Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany, in the Middle Ages. info wiki ~~ photo shared from The Magdalene

Church bells are sometimes rung slowly (tolled) when a person dies or at funeral services. The bell is tolled during funerals. Church bells are rung in three basic ways: normal (peal) ringing, chiming, or tolling. info wiki

Myakka River State Park is a Florida State Park and is named after the Myakka River , east of I-75 in Sarasota in Sarasota County and that includes portions of southeastern Manatee County. A small portion (1,920 acres) of the park was the gift of the family of Bertha Palmer to the state. Legends claim it is home to the *skunk ape * more than a dozen skunk ape sightings between the 1960s and 1980s, prompting a state legislator to sponsor a bill to protect the animal.Even the esteemed magazine Smithsonian had been drawn in: Last spring it sent a reporter to Florida to investigate the legend. info wiki & Shelby Webb , Herald-Tribune

Entrance gate to Angkor Thom ,,located in present day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII. info wiki

gotta give it to the photographer Dave L, I find this to be a mystical & magical pic ,, Dave L said it is " note 4 plus snapseed....."

Grossmünster church crypt in Zurich Switzerland with Charlemagne (Charles the Great) statue. The core of the present building near the banks of the Limmat River was constructed on the site of a Carolingian church, which was, according to legend, originally commissioned by Charlemagne (Charles the Great). Construction of the present structure commenced around 1100 and it was inaugurated around 1220. info wiki

The eerie Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo were constructed after the death of Silvestro of Gubbio, a famous 16th century monk. Four long limestone corridors underneath the Capuchin Church hold about 8,000 mummies, lying in repose or hung from hooks by their necks and feet and wearing their best clothes. The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo are burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. Today they provide a somewhat macabre tourist attraction as well as an extraordinary historical record. ~info Wiki ~

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Always interested in the different locations people explore, this one is neat !

An interior view of the Pratt/Campbell House 1313 N. Emporia , Wichita Kansas The Pratt/Campbell house was built in 1887, by W. O. Sternberg for George L. Pratt, owner of Pratt Lumber Company. In 1899, the home was purchased by M. C. Campbell, a developer of the Kansas livestock industry.

The term "serial killer" was coined by FBI Special Agent Robert Ressler who, along with colleague John Douglas, was one of the founders of the BAU. In the past, serial killers were known as Varedwulfs (literally, werewolves), as their crimes were brutal enough in the eyes of locals to perpetuate the belief that they were committed by supernatural creatures courtesy info - criminal minds wikia