Re: The Blue Stone Enigma | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

GordonP Jul 1, 2009 18:52:02

Replying to nigelswift

Hi Nigel and Goffik and all

Thanks for those kind words. IMHO I think it unlikely that the bluestones were transported overland from their source to Stonehenge. As always it seems to me like far too much hard work when a sea voyage would make the job so much easier.

The evidence of the north ferriby boats suggests to me that the stones could have been transported by sea and river, making the job relitively easy.

One of the main planks of the glacial theory is that human transport is, if not impossible, highly unlikely. I would like to challange that view.

GordonP Jul 1, 2009 19:12:58

Replying to GordonP

BTW My new website is now up and running, on it you can read the first chapter of the book. For most of you it will be the same old argument concerning the transportation of the sarsen stones, but subsequent chapters examine placing the lintels, erecting the uprights including a method that makes use of the known profiles of the stone holes, the bluestones and the north ferriby boats, as well as a new way of transporting the lintels. (actually an old idea with a vital improvement, that might make stone-rowing redundent)

tonyh Jul 1, 2009 19:39:38

Replying to GordonP

I definitely think it a mistake to believe it was not possible to transport the stones over land - Hey wherever they found then. Some form of transport was required..

So putting that aside, Glaciation is a possibility and as good as any other theory..

If the glaciation process dumped erratics on the Somerset levels which were then transported to Salisbury Plain then the theory still holds..

Tony