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Pilgrim P
Pilgrim Nov 3, 2005 20:40:22
Replying to Littlestone

Hi, Littlestone,

I think that Silbury is as high as it is, and has a flat top because it needs to be seen from all approaches, and must be known to be constructed. Approaching it from the ground, it sits squat and hard; welcoming and aloof all in the one eyeful. Only when you get up onto the Ridgeway does it loose its majority. To be viewed from there, it would need something to make it stand out from those lovely rolling Wiltshire hills; thus, the flatness of its constructed bonce leaves one in no doubt that it was designed rather than naturally occuring, and its height puts it there to be viewed from this part of the landscape. (at least, that's my belief).

Peace

Pilgrim

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I Ishmael
Ishmael Nov 3, 2005 20:47:52
Replying to Pilgrim

Actualy it Could have had an earth mound ontop that has denuded away.
The Spokes are small and more like sections joining the rings together not long spokes to the center from the edge.
BTW I don't what the cnut croley is saying as I won't read anymore of his posts.

L Littlestone
Littlestone Nov 3, 2005 21:28:33
Replying to Pilgrim

>...it would need something to make it stand out from those lovely rolling Wiltshire hills; thus, the flatness of its constructed bonce leaves one in no doubt that it was designed rather than naturally occuring...<

Yes, that's an interesting idea Pilgrim (assuming that it wasn't white for very long). Peter's idea also that, "...that is what the flat bit on Silbury is - a platform for a nipple-like building!" is also interesting (given that there are a few other tit-like hills in the area :-) The 'nipple' may not have been a building but a more solid addition that's now long-since vanished.

It's fun and interesting to speculate - the seemingly intentional 'flatness' at the top of Silbury just screams out that there was either something there or that something once went on there, and the value of discussing that possibility might just lead us closer to understanding what that 'something' might have been.