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Stonehenge

Stonehenge lintel holes

Littlestone L
Littlestone Dec 21, 2006 07:58:49
Replying to nigelswift

I don't think they pre-assembled the whole thing upside down ;)
Bugger, and I thought for a moment you'd sussed it there ;-)

So, what are we saying if we're saying they're not cock-ups? That they're recycled stones from another circle (or circles) either at Stonehenge or further afield? It makes sense that the Stonehenge builders wouldn't want older mortise holes to be visible from the ground - that would look sloppy.

M moss
moss Dec 21, 2006 09:25:13
Replying to Littlestone

The answer lies here of course, a short walk over the downs ;)

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/54331

N nigelswift
nigelswift Dec 21, 2006 09:35:30
Replying to Littlestone

Or at Avebury?

P Pete G
Pete G Dec 21, 2006 13:49:34
Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:
I don't think they pre-assembled the whole thing upside down ;)
It makes sense that the Stonehenge builders wouldn't want older mortise holes to be visible from the ground - that would look sloppy.
well there is a bluestone with mortice holes that is lying down with another stone across it.

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