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harestonesdown Jan 30, 2014 01:47:42
Replying to thesweetcheat

thesweetcheat wrote:
Balance of probability, the stone at Stoney Littleton was more likely than not chosen because it had a whopping great big ammonite it it. Even if it was "chosen" for this reason, once it had been chosen, it was placed in the structure in such a way as to show the ammonite off, right by the entrance. True that we don't categorically "know" it was deliberately chosen, but seems far more likely than not, doesn't it? You can't exactly fail to notice it and neither could the builders.

As Rhiannon says, far more ridiculous assertions than that get passed off as fact in the wonderful world of megalithic ponderings!

But Alken, many people have visited SL and missed this particular stone. I think there's even a comment in it's section regarding this ? This doesn't rule the possibility out of course, but it doesn't prove it's purpose either.

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thesweetcheat Jan 30, 2014 17:29:33
Replying to harestonesdown

harestonesdown wrote:
thesweetcheat wrote:
Balance of probability, the stone at Stoney Littleton was more likely than not chosen because it had a whopping great big ammonite it it. Even if it was "chosen" for this reason, once it had been chosen, it was placed in the structure in such a way as to show the ammonite off, right by the entrance. True that we don't categorically "know" it was deliberately chosen, but seems far more likely than not, doesn't it? You can't exactly fail to notice it and neither could the builders.

As Rhiannon says, far more ridiculous assertions than that get passed off as fact in the wonderful world of megalithic ponderings!

But Alken, many people have visited SL and missed this particular stone. I think there's even a comment in it's section regarding this ? This doesn't rule the possibility out of course, but it doesn't prove it's purpose either.
All true, but loads + loads of "modern" people miss the multiple cupmarked stones at Clava.

My personal opinion, subject to the stone not being a later insertion, or moved (as per ED's question) is that it is far more likely than not to have been chosen by the builders. These were people very very aware of the textures and properties of stone after all, far more than we are. Not people to miss a whopping great big ammonite, no matter how many modern visitors don't spot it :)