Disas ting and the magic of Hag stones

Today I returned to the sea, both to look for hag stones and to revisit Disas ting, a place I had gone during the Summer, so I wanted to talk about the history of this place and the folklore surrounding hag stones.

Iron age human remains were found in this place, and it was the place where a woman called Disa held the "Thing", a meeting of legal matters and other important things to Viking era people. I think the name is interesting, being that Disir are female spirits who guard a place or person, so I wonder if "Disa" was an actual woman or if it is a misinterpretation and the true belief was that this area is watched by Disir, which is what made it a place to have the Thing or to bury the dead. I noticed people have left some stones on top of the big one so I added to the collection.

This area is right beside the sea, a particular beach that's wonderful for finding holey stones, Hag stones or adder stones as people call them (I like to call them Troll stones)

"I ask the sea to give to me a holey stone or two or three!" Was a chant we made up while we looked for stones, and these are what I found along with glass and ceramic.

Also, I saw a daisy when I was leaving Disa's ting and I liked it.

I made a necklace for Thimble, plenty for my friends and hung some of the stones from my door.

In some Welsh lore one can use such a stone to see invisible creatures, or otherwise having one can turn the wearer invisible. In Russian lore the stones themselves are the homes of spirits. Some believe the stones can ward off witches, some believe they can heal injuries, some believe they are lucky. They are undoubtedly a magical thing, I think, and I enjoy collecting them, wearing them and giving them as gifts.

On an unrelated note, this very same day a hotel from the 1870s which I have a sentimental attachment to because my mother stayed here when she visited me, burned down.

Rest well old friend!