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"The granite megaliths tower over a gentle rolling 5.5 acre park along Interstate 20 and Matlock Road and bring to mind images of the ancient sites in England and Scotland that have intrigued and mystified onlookers for thousands of years. Caelum Moor is formed by 22 pieces of Texas pink granite, arranged in five groups of freestanding stones weighing 540 tons and ranging in height from 15 feet to 34 feet. Also included in Caelum Moor are a 350-seat natural amphitheater, a winding lake, a fountain, and seasonal landscaping.
The environmental sculpture was named Caelum after a remote constellation in the Southern skies which means the sculptor's tool, and Moor for the windswept moors of Scotland. The name Caelum Moor represents the entire work of art, but each of the five stone groupings was also given a Celtic name -- Tan Tara, De'Danann, Morna Linn, Tolmen Barrow and Sarsen Caer.
Caelum Moor was commissioned by Jane Mathes Kelton, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Kelton Mathes Development Corporation, and executed by California sculptor Norm Hines. This monumental work of art took more than two years to complete and is currently valued [no date known for this brochure] at more than $3 million. Caelum Moor is the signature and focal point of The Highlands of Arlington, a 340-acre multi-use business community. " ~ from a 1990's brochure on Caelum Moor
From 1986 to 1997, Caelum Moor was located at the headwaters of Johnson Creek along Interstate 20 in south Arlington. In 1997, the land was acquired by a developer, and the stones were donated to the City of Arlington.
Things went along peacefully for a while; but then allegations of pagan rituals taking place among the stones began to circulate, and nearby fundamentalist churches regarded the stones in alarm.
The pastors of the Christian churches that felt threatened by the stones succeeded in creating so much controversy for the city that the stones, instead of becoming part of a park as Jane had hoped they would, were dismantled in 1997 and stored at a water treatment plant. And there, incredibly, they languished for the next twelve years.
This past June/July 2009, the sculpture was installed in Richard Greene Linear Park on Randol Mill Road, between the Texas Rangers baseball park and the Dallas Cowboys stadium.. City leaders, along with sculptor Norm Hines and members of the family of late philanthropist Jane Mathes Kelton gathered Thursday for the rededication ceremony to officially welcome Caelum Moor back to the City of Arlington's Entertainment District.
It hasn't ended the controversy, though and already the same pastor that started the fuss all those years ago, is blaming the Dallas Cowboy's failures, among other things,on the stones!
1 -- Tolmen Barrow is a combination of ancient names for a hole stone and a sacred hill. Tolmen, the hole stone, was believed to have healing powers, and sick children were passed through it.
2 -- De'Danann, three freestanding stones forming a triangle, is the name from a divine Celtic family of children of the great goddess.
3 -- Sarsen Caer combines sarsen, those stones believed by the druids to have magical powers, and caer, which means castle. This megalith serves as a backdrop for Caelum Moor's natural amphitheater.
4 -- Tan Tara, tallest of the structures, stands 34 feet. Tan means sacred fire, and Tara was the home of the Celtic divines. Tan Tara serves as a natural echo chamber which can be heard only by the person standing between its majestic pillars.
5 -- Morna Linn embraces a fountain at the top that cascades between two pillars into a small lake. Morna is the feminine form for the word beloved, and Linn means water rushing over stones
"The granite megaliths tower over a gentle rolling 5.5 acre park along Interstate 20 and Matlock Road and bring to mind images of the ancient sites in England and Scotland that have intrigued and mystified onlookers for thousands of years. Caelum Moor is formed by 22 pieces of Texas pink granite, arranged in five groups of freestanding stones weighing 540 tons and ranging in height from 15 feet to 34 feet. Also included in Caelum Moor are a 350-seat natural amphitheater, a winding lake, a fountain, and seasonal landscaping.
The environmental sculpture was named Caelum after a remote constellation in the Southern skies which means the sculptor's tool, and Moor for the windswept moors of Scotland. The name Caelum Moor represents the entire work of art, but each of the five stone groupings was also given a Celtic name -- Tan Tara, De'Danann, Morna Linn, Tolmen Barrow and Sarsen Caer.
Caelum Moor was commissioned by Jane Mathes Kelton, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Kelton Mathes Development Corporation, and executed by California sculptor Norm Hines. This monumental work of art took more than two years to complete and is currently valued [no date known for this brochure] at more than $3 million. Caelum Moor is the signature and focal point of The Highlands of Arlington, a 340-acre multi-use business community. " ~ from a 1990's brochure on Caelum Moor
From 1986 to 1997, Caelum Moor was located at the headwaters of Johnson Creek along Interstate 20 in south Arlington. In 1997, the land was acquired by a developer, and the stones were donated to the City of Arlington.
Things went along peacefully for a while; but then allegations of pagan rituals taking place among the stones began to circulate, and nearby fundamentalist churches regarded the stones in alarm.
The pastors of the Christian churches that felt threatened by the stones succeeded in creating so much controversy for the city that the stones, instead of becoming part of a park as Jane had hoped they would, were dismantled in 1997 and stored at a water treatment plant. And there, incredibly, they languished for the next twelve years.
This past June/July 2009, the sculpture was installed in Richard Greene Linear Park on Randol Mill Road, between the Texas Rangers baseball park and the Dallas Cowboys stadium.. City leaders, along with sculptor Norm Hines and members of the family of late philanthropist Jane Mathes Kelton gathered Thursday for the rededication ceremony to officially welcome Caelum Moor back to the City of Arlington's Entertainment District.
It hasn't ended the controversy, though and already the same pastor that started the fuss all those years ago, is blaming the Dallas Cowboy's failures, among other things,on the stones!
1 -- Tolmen Barrow is a combination of ancient names for a hole stone and a sacred hill. Tolmen, the hole stone, was believed to have healing powers, and sick children were passed through it.
2 -- De'Danann, three freestanding stones forming a triangle, is the name from a divine Celtic family of children of the great goddess.
3 -- Sarsen Caer combines sarsen, those stones believed by the druids to have magical powers, and caer, which means castle. This megalith serves as a backdrop for Caelum Moor's natural amphitheater.
4 -- Tan Tara, tallest of the structures, stands 34 feet. Tan means sacred fire, and Tara was the home of the Celtic divines. Tan Tara serves as a natural echo chamber which can be heard only by the person standing between its majestic pillars.
5 -- Morna Linn embraces a fountain at the top that cascades between two pillars into a small lake. Morna is the feminine form for the word beloved, and Linn means water rushing over stones
"The granite megaliths tower over a gentle rolling 5.5 acre park along Interstate 20 and Matlock Road and bring to mind images of the ancient sites in England and Scotland that have intrigued and mystified onlookers for thousands of years. Caelum Moor is formed by 22 pieces of Texas pink granite, arranged in five groups of freestanding stones weighing 540 tons and ranging in height from 15 feet to 34 feet. Also included in Caelum Moor are a 350-seat natural amphitheater, a winding lake, a fountain, and seasonal landscaping.
The environmental sculpture was named Caelum after a remote constellation in the Southern skies which means the sculptor's tool, and Moor for the windswept moors of Scotland. The name Caelum Moor represents the entire work of art, but each of the five stone groupings was also given a Celtic name -- Tan Tara, De'Danann, Morna Linn, Tolmen Barrow and Sarsen Caer.
Caelum Moor was commissioned by Jane Mathes Kelton, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Kelton Mathes Development Corporation, and executed by California sculptor Norm Hines. This monumental work of art took more than two years to complete and is currently valued [no date known for this brochure] at more than $3 million. Caelum Moor is the signature and focal point of The Highlands of Arlington, a 340-acre multi-use business community. " ~ from a 1990's brochure on Caelum Moor
From 1986 to 1997, Caelum Moor was located at the headwaters of Johnson Creek along Interstate 20 in south Arlington. In 1997, the land was acquired by a developer, and the stones were donated to the City of Arlington.
Things went along peacefully for a while; but then allegations of pagan rituals taking place among the stones began to circulate, and nearby fundamentalist churches regarded the stones in alarm.
The pastors of the Christian churches that felt threatened by the stones succeeded in creating so much controversy for the city that the stones, instead of becoming part of a park as Jane had hoped they would, were dismantled in 1997 and stored at a water treatment plant. And there, incredibly, they languished for the next twelve years.
This past June/July 2009, the sculpture was installed in Richard Greene Linear Park on Randol Mill Road, between the Texas Rangers baseball park and the Dallas Cowboys stadium.. City leaders, along with sculptor Norm Hines and members of the family of late philanthropist Jane Mathes Kelton gathered Thursday for the rededication ceremony to officially welcome Caelum Moor back to the City of Arlington's Entertainment District.
It hasn't ended the controversy, though and already the same pastor that started the fuss all those years ago, is blaming the Dallas Cowboy's failures, among other things,on the stones!
1 -- Tolmen Barrow is a combination of ancient names for a hole stone and a sacred hill. Tolmen, the hole stone, was believed to have healing powers, and sick children were passed through it.
2 -- De'Danann, three freestanding stones forming a triangle, is the name from a divine Celtic family of children of the great goddess.
3 -- Sarsen Caer combines sarsen, those stones believed by the druids to have magical powers, and caer, which means castle. This megalith serves as a backdrop for Caelum Moor's natural amphitheater.
4 -- Tan Tara, tallest of the structures, stands 34 feet. Tan means sacred fire, and Tara was the home of the Celtic divines. Tan Tara serves as a natural echo chamber which can be heard only by the person standing between its majestic pillars.
5 -- Morna Linn embraces a fountain at the top that cascades between two pillars into a small lake. Morna is the feminine form for the word beloved, and Linn means water rushing over stones
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February 07, 2010