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harestonesdown Feb 10, 2013 20:51:52
Replying to juamei

juamei wrote:
Funnily enough I've just finished reading the Francis Pryor book for the second time. He makes the point that it would have been destroyed within a few years or less if a strong enough storm came along. Exposure of the oaks to the air would have meant there'd be nothing to see now I'm sure.
Do you really believe that though ? I'm not convinced myself.
The cynic in me see's that as a very good excuse to do what they did, but locals did say they'd known of and seen the circle for over 40 years and at times it did get covered naturally by the sea which afforded protection.

I'm not (pardon the pun) having a dig at TT, it's very easy to condemn with hindsight isn't it.

J juamei
juamei Feb 10, 2013 21:15:36
Replying to harestonesdown

TT had nothing to do with any decisions re the excavation it was all EH with the archeos on the ground...

I don't know if it would still have been there in 40 years, 400 years or even 4000. I personally doubt it, very large storms have removed vast swathes of the peat beds on that shore line overnight, so maybe it would have survived another 40 years, but whether it would survive a once in a generation storm I just don't know.

The fact it was being revealed regularly meant that a significant amount of the surrounding trees were destroyed and not preserved.

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