Re: Time Team R.I.P. ? | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

tiompan Jan 10, 2010 11:06:09

Replying to Gwass

Gwass wrote:

Hi Branwen

There's 2 Time Team shows about crannogs. One is a special about Loch Tay and the other is a cracking epsiode filmed on the shores of Loch Migdale. They find a henge and a toppled standing stone which was aligned to the setting sun and a notch in the hills.

They also rediscover the spot where the bronze age Migdale hoard was found. They're both watchable on 4OD and others are on you tube. Well worth downloading

I'm a fan but sadly in the Migdale prog some suggestions were wrong ,it wasn't a henge and the astro alignment didn't do what it was supposed to do .

FourWinds Jan 10, 2010 11:10:26

Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:

I'm a fan but sadly in the Migdale prog some suggestions were wrong ,it wasn't a henge and the astro alignment didn't do what it was supposed to do .

From that I assume that someone checked the alignment out. Did it turn out to be a barrow?

Gwass Jan 10, 2010 20:12:49

Replying to tiompan

That's a shame. It's surprising the henge and alignment both turn out to be bogus.

They seemed categorically sure of both in the show and had the surveying equipment confirming it. Also re the henge it had been dug before and classified as a henge.

I wonder why/how it turned out not to be the case and how come your contact agreed with it at the time. I'm not being funny but I've heard a few things here which contradict what seems to be scientific proof on the show and am genuinely interested.