Stonehenge and its Environs 134
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Stonehenge and its Environs

The bluestone debate

Stoneshifter S
Stoneshifter Nov 17, 2008 12:05:25
Replying to mountainman

Another profitable line of enquiry is to investigate other sites which incorporate stones from outside their immediate area. Long Meg is the most obvious one that I can think of. The stone was probably dragged a dozen miles, at the most.

T tiompan
tiompan Nov 17, 2008 12:37:04
Replying to Stoneshifter

Stoneshifter wrote:
Another profitable line of enquiry is to investigate other sites which incorporate stones from outside their immediate area. Long Meg is the most obvious one that I can think of. The stone was probably dragged a dozen miles, at the most.
The recumbent at Old Keig weighs over 40 tons , is not local and was dragged uphill , total distance about 3 miles .

F fitzcoraldo
fitzcoraldo Nov 17, 2008 13:58:46
Replying to Stoneshifter

Stoneshifter wrote:
Another profitable line of enquiry is to investigate other sites which incorporate stones from outside their immediate area. Long Meg is the most obvious one that I can think of. The stone was probably dragged a dozen miles, at the most.
...or less than a kilometer from the nearest outcropping.

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