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bladup Mar 8, 2013 20:19:46
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
bladup wrote:
Not the top 2 and like we said before Haroldstown is the most Zennor like in lots of ways, look at the old drawing of Zennor and it would be under the capstone and on top of the sidestones sealing the chamber, the sidestones have been worked to hold one, did you visit Zennor and Trethevy when you used to come down here?
I must have misunderstood .

Are you saying that something would have filled the gap at Zennor ?

I wouldn't necessarily remember but I'm pretty sure I din't visit either .

The top of the chamber sidestones are shaped to hold a stone, this would have been a capstone to the big chamber but below the big massive capstone, it would fit fine, the little chamber would also be sealed like this and if the whole thing was corbelled it would make another chamber on top of the other two, i'm not saying it was like this but is all works fine and all thats missing are the 2 smallest capstones and the little stones from the corbelling [they'd have gone for the wall running right by the site].

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Mar 8, 2013 20:32:10
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bladup
The top of the chamber sidestones are shaped to hold a stone, this would have been a capstone to the big chamber but below the big massive capstone, it would fit fine, the little chamber would also be sealed like this and if the whole thing was corbelled it would make another chamber on top of the other two, i'm not saying it was like this but is all works fine and all thats missing are the 2 smallest capstones and the little stones from the corbelling [they'd have gone for the wall running right by the sit wrote:
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I think this what Paul is referring to George, a 'keying point' on the top edge of the angled side flanker
https://picasaweb.google.com/100525707086862773355/ZennorKey?authkey=Gv1sRgCLez7efL1YahOw#5853072210295678914

T tiompan
tiompan Mar 8, 2013 20:41:31
Replying to bladup

The top of the chamber sidestones are shaped to hold a stone, this would have been a capstone to the big chamber but below the big massive capstone, it would fit fine, the little chamber would also be sealed like this and if the whole thing was corbelled it would make another chamber on top of the other two, i'm not saying it was like this but is all works fine and all thats missing are the 2 smallest capstones and the little stones from the corbelling [they'd have gone for the wall running right by the site].[/quote]

I think only Sunnagh More has two chambers but can't find a pic (although there are examples of more than one portal tomb under the same cairn e..g Kilclooney More B ) , even http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1376/knockeen.html has only has one chamber .
If dry stone walling was used , which seems likely at some sites , it is not likely to have survived once it was exposed or the cairn got robbed . My dosh goes on Zennor having a backstone that held up the capstone at near it's furthest extent leaving gaps that never were filled .