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Slaggyford Stones 1

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Slaggyford Stones .

StoneGloves Sep 16, 2011 13:43:56

Replying to tiompan

"Is the ' of course ' in response to the question about intenionality ?"

Well, it certainly might be worth checking out, on the ground. In spring, rather than autumn, before there are leaves on the trees, to obscure the view.

The Ordnance Survey marks the cairn vaguely on the top of Kip Law but it is a distinct structure. I've never been up there but it is visible for quite a distance - it's shaped like a pork pie and is not at the highest point of the hill, but to the north and west, on a false crest. And there are actually two cairns marked on Kip Law, close to each other, but the northern one is a actually a currick. But then the pork pie-shaped cairns are often marked as curricks on the map, with the best examples being on Tindale Fell.

tiompan Sep 16, 2011 13:55:04

Replying to StoneGloves

StoneGloves wrote:

"Is the ' of course ' in response to the question about intenionality ?"

Well, it certainly might be worth checking out, on the ground. In spring, rather than autumn, before there are leaves on the trees, to obscure the view.

Regardless of the obvious problems , see below , even a marked rock with a an accurate relationship to a hill top and Thom paradigm event wouldn't be grounds for considering intentionality .

At the latitude of Slaggyford there are two areas , to the north and south ,both extending to approx 66 degrees of the horizon where the sun and moon never sets or rises . The remainder of the horizon ,228 degrees (360 minus 132 degrees ) is where the Thom paradigm events and directions can be measured i.e 2 equinoxes , 4 solstices , 4 major standstills ,4 minor standstills and 4 cross quarter days .

If each of these directions were given a leeway of 4.7 degrees of declination (amounting to over 8 degrees of azimuth either side of the correct bearing ) which you find acceptable in the Kip Law example then it would mean literally any thing you suggested aligning with anything in the area else would fit one of these Thom paradigm events , 16 degrees of leeway x18 events is greater than the available number of degrees on the horizon horizon . If that’s not bad enough the one you picked yesterday was actually impossible as the sun doesn’t set that far north .
If you can think like that there are no common grounds for discussion .