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rocknicker Sep 25, 2006 15:49:26

Replying to BigSweetie

Can I throw my anorak into the bonfire and ask why on earth it matters?

After all, none of these boundaries existed when the stones were put up :P

FourWinds Sep 25, 2006 16:27:35

Replying to rocknicker

rocknicker wrote:

Can I throw my anorak into the bonfire and ask why on earth it matters?

After all, none of these boundaries existed when the stones were put up :P

It just helps people find things they are looking for if we use modern/current boundaries. I do agree with your sentiments re: boundaries not being there when the stones were erected. It was one of my biggest problems when dealing with my Dublin book. I had to miss out places like Fourknocks, which is just over the Meath border, but is part of a cemetery that spans the Dublin/Meath border :-(

StoneLifter Sep 25, 2006 16:48:48

Replying to rocknicker

Some of the boundaries existed in prehistoric times. The boundary between Yorkshire and Lancashire, for instance, near Hebden Bridge, on a large scale, and the border between Darwen and Bolton is marked by a prehistoric ditch. It seems that some stones were erected to mark the join - from this stone to that stone and then the next one. It was used in Medieval times but may have been far older.

BigSweetie Sep 26, 2006 11:57:47

Replying to rocknicker

rocknicker wrote:

Can I throw my anorak into the bonfire and ask why on earth it matters?

After all, none of these boundaries existed when the stones were put up :P

I know, I was just pointing it out :)

some of the boundaries could well have existed back then though - a lot of the county boundaries correspond to the Pictish kingdoms which in turn were based on old tribal areas and so on

Cheers
Andy