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The tor maze (or not)

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moss Feb 24, 2010 13:47:59

Replying to Mustard

A third possibility, is the strata of different levels of stone and clay according to my book.. the maze theory happened in the 1960s did'nt it, at the start of all things magical and mystical to do with prehistory and the world ;)
Anyway a Dugdale drawing (17th century) shows medieval ridge and furrow half way up the Tor, and then the lynchets. Its a fascinating thing if it did turn out to be a maze but I'm not convinced, the person who thought it was a maze took his template from Chartres cathedral which seems a bit dubious...

Mustard Feb 24, 2010 14:01:26

Replying to moss

moss wrote:

A third possibility, is the strata of different levels of stone and clay according to my book..

I always found that even less likely than the maze theory, tbh. I've certainly never seen another natural occurring formation that looks anything like the tor. Still, I'm not a geologist, so I wouldn't rule it out entirely.

the maze theory happened in the 1960s did'nt it, at the start of all things magical and mystical to do with prehistory and the world ;)

In fairness though, just because a lunatic notices something, it doesn't man that it isn't there. ;)

Of course the terraces could be artificial and neolithic without necessarily being a maze. I'd love to see some archaeology done on it.