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Do survey results show a massive prehistoric monument under the water of the Stenness Loch?This could be pretty exciting if anything comes of it! "Survey work in the Loch of Stenness has revealed what could be a massive prehistoric monument lying underwater to the south of the Ring of Brodgar. The underwater "anomaly" has come to light in a project looking at prehistoric sea level change in Orkney. The project, The Rising Tide: Submerged Landscape of Orkney, is a collaboration between the universities of St Andrews, Wales, Dundee, Bangor and Aberdeen. But although it is tempting to speculate that the ring-shaped feature, which lies just off the loch's shore, is the remains of a henge — a circular or oval-shaped flat area enclosed and delimited by a boundary earthwork (usually a ditch with an external bank) — or perhaps a prehistoric quarry, at this stage the project leaders are urging caution." Full article: http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/2011/10/03/do-survey-results-show-a-massive-prehistoric-monument-under-the-water-of-the-stenness-loch/ |
Posted by goffik3rd October 2011ce |
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A li'l more info from The Scotsman: http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/History-uncovered-beneath-the-waves.6850143.jp G x |
Posted by goffik 9th October 2011ce |
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