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Re: The bluestone debate
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Stoneshifter wrote:
And the fabled underwater bluestone will have a story to tell - if only we could find it!


It's a mistake to home in on this mysterious "missing bluestone." There are large erratic boulders on the bed of Milford Haven and on the floor of the Bristol Channel -- every now and then some of them are found during piling operations etc. The story about the "missing bluestone" was invented in order to explain why a piece of Cosheston sandstone was supposedly taken from the shore of Milford Haven -- the thinking was that it was supposed to be a replacement for a bluestone lost in transit and sunk to the bed of the Haven. Very tortuous and circular reasoning. Now we know that the Altar Stone didn't come from the Cosheston Beds at all. So the theory isn't even needed any longer. The "missing bluestone" should be categorized with unicorns, dragons and mermaids. It would be nice if they existed, but one has one's doubts.......


Reply | with quote		Posted by mountainman
15th November 2008ce
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