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tiompan Jan 17, 2008 19:46:40
Replying to megadread

megadread wrote:
Just watched a bbc "education" program about the orkneys history. The presenter refering to the ditch as a water filled moat. ha ha.
Colin Richards suggested that the ditch of Brodgar ,when full of water , mirrored the surrounding lochs as the monoliths echoed the skyline .

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megadread Jan 21, 2008 17:00:56
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
megadread wrote:
Just watched a bbc "education" program about the orkneys history. The presenter refering to the ditch as a water filled moat. ha ha.
Colin Richards suggested that the ditch of Brodgar ,when full of water , mirrored the surrounding lochs as the monoliths echoed the skyline .
seriously though, is there any evidence this could actually happen. ive never seen a ditch at any site actually containing water.
there must be pourosity problems. i know of no sites with a ditch made exclusively made from clay.