And the situation can be stretched out to ridiculous lengths - as I've found at two sites. They're all gateposts at one place, and 'we really must see them - sometime' at the other. Sometimes I think they may even be a little envious.

The man that travels to Orkney to excavate stones - hoping to write a book on their construction - while monuments many times larger are just a cycle ride away will have a lot to live down. The Blackstone is unique and portable. I offered to leave it in Stan's associate's office for six weeks so they could get a good look at it. 'No lift up to this floor'.

It's no wonder that so many prehistoric remains are destroyed.