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Re: A question about a holed stone in Penwith
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thesweetcheat wrote:
Pretty sure it's a modern addition June, although I've never seen it before. There are quite a number of megalithic follies around Penwith (there's even a fake stone circle near the coast path between St Ives and Zennor!).


There are some holed stones at Tregeseal, though, aren't there? - although I've never actually got to them being near to such a fantastic 'circle. Plus Odin's stone at Stenness, of course.

Interesting... with the discussions we had recently about the prehistoric pedigree of cairns, I guess the same arguments apply to standing stones?
How do we know, without excavation, whether a standing stone is the real deal or just erected by a farmer as a scratching post?


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GLADMAN
Posted by GLADMAN
9th May 2010ce
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