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Bryn Celli Ddu 'fossilised tree'

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Sanctuary S
Sanctuary Jul 4, 2012 10:57:58
Replying to moss

moss wrote:
Here is the stone Rupert is talking about...
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/65688/bryn_celli_ddu.html

but there seems to be no more info about what it is. Surely you would have to take some stone off for investigation to prove one way or the other, which of course means defacing it.

Coflein gives it as 'tomb guardian' phallic symbol stone, not sure it is the same one but fascinating none the less......

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/93827/details/BRYN+CELLI+DDU+CHAMBERED+TOMB/

I doubt 'defacing' it would cause too much of a stir Moss if done sympathetically and not too evasively if it would help resolve the issue.

P postman
postman Jul 4, 2012 22:48:39
Replying to Sanctuary

I'm not convinced.

Spent quite a while sat contemplating the stone inside the chamber, and whilst it is a most singular stone, I can't say unequivocally that it is a fossilised tree, i've got some at home too, and its definitely wood, but the stone could just be stone that looks like wood, some of the Callanish stones have a woody look to them.
Are the cut marks in the stone supposed to be from when it was wood or are they cut into the stone, and is it generally known which one.
If it is a fossilised tree, are there any more examples, I know Stoney Littleton has ammonites but, I cant think of any fossilised wood being used anywhere, so the chances of it not being wood are greater than the chances of it being wood.

I'm not convinced.

Could be though, Dammit Jim I'm a Postman not a Geologist.