Wooden Teepee, Lough Boora, Offaly
Wooden Teepee over a spring, Boora Parklands, County Offaly
Landscape Photography : Nigel Borrington
Boora Parklands has many works of art and sculpture and this wooden Teepee is just one, I very much liked its design and the concept behind it from the moment I first came across it.
It is constructed from old oak wood, found in the peat of the bog, the wood is held together with metal ring’s inside. The entire structure feels naturally and locally aged and stands on top of a natural spring that flows with fresh water.
I very much loved the concept of placing a natural structure like this on top of a life giving spring. A standing stone inside the teepee marks the point were the spring water reaches the surface, it may have come from very deep in the ground. Other stones inside act as seat’s and you can go in and sit around the spring just to hear the water flow over stones and flags that have been used to great effect.
Personally, I feel this is a wonderful place, a modern temple to the old gods of the elements and a place to mark the history of man here. A history that goes back some eight thousand five hundred years and maybe beyond.
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So if I understand this correctly the stones were laid out in this pattern for this time period, a portion of them or what? I hope I get to visit in the future. Love ancient history.
August 22, 2013 at 10:29 am
Yes, I think that correct, almost like a stone circle around the spring – then the teepee placed on top 🙂
Magical place 🙂
August 22, 2013 at 11:28 am
What an amazing sculpture Nigel! I love the aged wood.
What a great place to sit and just ponder the ancient existence of nature mankind.
August 22, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Hello Sharon 🙂
Yes Sharon, next time I am in there I will get some of the water to bring home, it’s a magical place.
They should do some story telling in there, old Irish myth-logy, tales from way back :), Like the Native Americans do/did – Talking of the earth as it was 🙂
August 22, 2013 at 2:25 pm
Amazing sculpture Nigel! I love that last one 🙂
August 22, 2013 at 1:29 pm
Hello Norma 🙂
Yes, it’s a fantastic place – Water meets Earth, meets Air 🙂
August 22, 2013 at 2:27 pm
It all feels sacred and lovely and, as you say, magical. I love all the different shots you took. I felt like I got to go inside. Storytelling would be good.
August 22, 2013 at 11:21 pm
I really like these photos, especially from the interior. Wonderful!
August 23, 2013 at 3:42 am
Very cool!
August 23, 2013 at 8:48 pm
Wow – stunning angles and lighting!
September 3, 2013 at 9:45 am
Hello Anne 🙂
Thank you, it’s a magical place 🙂 , lovely comments as always Anne – Many, Many thanks 🙂
September 3, 2013 at 10:20 am