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tiompan Apr 1, 2008 08:07:06
Replying to scubi63

scubi63 wrote:
Hi tiompan

Found this picture of the Devil's Den by WS

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/66677/images/devils_den.html

Some books I have read say the capstone was re-erected in 1921 at the same time as the uprights were re-bedded and reinforced with concrete.

Haven't found anything on any finds just yet but I will look tonight unless somebody else can enlighten us.

:o)

Scubi

Thanks Scubi , it does look a wee bit different , less angled in the Stukeley.
What I find fascinating about them is the placing of the capstone at an angle and on the points of the orthostats . When in effect a trilithon would have sufficed structurally .

F FourWinds
FourWinds Apr 1, 2008 16:16:24
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
Thanks Scubi , it does look a wee bit different , less angled in the Stukeley.
What I find fascinating about them is the placing of the capstone at an angle and on the points of the orthostats . When in effect a trilithon would have sufficed structurally .
I assume they were going for the typical 'cromlech' look rather than accuracy and so gave it a jaunty angle.

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