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Paulus P
Paulus Sep 29, 2007 13:57:10
Replying to FourWinds

FourWinds wrote:
The one monument type in Ireland that this is extremely unlikely for is court tombs. These nearly all point in a very northerly/southerly direction.
North is the airt of death - which explains things a bit.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Sep 29, 2007 16:22:51
Replying to Paulus

Paulus wrote:
FourWinds wrote:
The one monument type in Ireland that this is extremely unlikely for is court tombs. These nearly all point in a very northerly/southerly direction.
North is the airt of death - which explains things a bit.
I had to go and look airt up. I've often thought of the court tomb builders as somewhat hyperborean.

What I find odd is that it is commonly believed that portal tombs structurally derived from court tombs, but portals mainly are east- or west-facing. I can't understand the need to tie something to something else that went before as if there were never any new ideas. There are only so many variations to a stone-built box, so there are bound to be similarities. This doesn't necessarily mean derivation.