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Hob H
Hob Sep 11, 2004 23:11:27
Replying to Martin

Nice thoughts Martin. I'm with you on the natural-holes-lead-to-cup-marks idea. I've been thinking along similar lines, I've noticed that there are often naturally holed stones near cup marked rocks. Fyfield Down is a superb example, what with all the sarsen holes.

I find the crossover twixt natural and manmade, where the line blurs, really appealing too, with phrases like 'artificially enhanced natural feature'. They're such thoroughly threshold phenomena. I love 'em.

I was up at a place this week, where the line between natural and artificial cups is so blurred, even Stan Beckinsall is wary of saying yay or nay.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Sep 12, 2004 07:35:07
Replying to Hob

Well, I look at some of the pictures added to TMA for some sites and all I can see is what I think are natural cupmarks. If some of these are cupmarks proper then I pass loads of them every weekend.

There are some beautiful natural cupmarks about and even natural bullauns, especially over in the Burren's limestone pavements. I am sure that these must have inspired man to make his own to please the gods that made the natural ones - if the gods want their stones to have cups then that's what we'll do! (Then I'll drop mushrooms and come up with rings and spirals and ladders and ...)

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