From the Beeb — Tomb found at Stonehenge quarry

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The Sea Cat Sep 1, 2011 12:11:49
Replying to goffik

Indeed. There's sacred nature of springs/rivers to the Celts for example, as portals to the Otherworld etc, and holy rivers such as the Nile, and the Ganges, with the sacred city of Varanassi with its Ghats on the river banks. A connection between springs and sacred sites in the antiquity of many cultures is a very interesting topic.

T tiompan
tiompan Sep 1, 2011 11:46:06
Replying to The Sea Cat

In upland areas springs and streams are everywhere you would be hard pressed to find any prehistoric site in these areas that are not close to a spring or stream , that does not make them "sacred" .
Interestingly enough the site that this is all centered upon , Stonhenge ,has nothing in in the area that could even be considered a spring or stream , it is a very "dry " area . So we don't have to worry about whether there is any any sacred waters associated that monument .One would imagine the builders , if they really were doing as is suggested by the current tv interpreters , might have chosen a spot with some similar springs just like back home ,and convenient enough to pour over the "healing "bluestones

G GLADMAN
GLADMAN Sep 1, 2011 18:38:51
Replying to The Sea Cat

The Sea Cat wrote:
Indeed. There's sacred nature of springs/rivers to the Celts for example, as portals to the Otherworld etc, and holy rivers such as the Nile, and the Ganges, with the sacred city of Varanassi with its Ghats on the river banks. A connection between springs and sacred sites in the antiquity of many cultures is a very interesting topic.
I've also noted a possible correlation between the placing of many Welsh Bronze Age mountain summit cairns overlooking river sources (e.g Aran Fawddwy, numerous Carneddau summits and even Yr Wyddfa itself..... or specifically sited to face water (obvious example the Drosgl cairns, again on the Carneddau)