Re: RSC's | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

broen Mar 31, 2003 23:03:26

Replying to Chris Collyer

thanks for clearing that up old lad

you know... when I was last at Arbor low I was looking for the recumbent stone.. now it seems there isn't one and I look and feel an ass.. still

So why is Arbor Low sometimes termed as a recumbent stoned circle. I have always been lead to believe that was the case. Are we to assume that there are no "Scottish style" Recumbent stone circles south of the border?.

Also for now I to am confused does this mean that any recumbent sites (like Arbor Low) south of the border are recumbent because the stones have fallen over? It seems strange terminology to me if this is the case.

-broen-

FourWinds Apr 1, 2003 06:34:20

Replying to broen

I don't know of and 'proper' RSCs south of the border, except for a few related sited in Ireland.

If anyone does then please let us know.

Swinside does have an axial stone, but it's not in the true Scottish tradition.

Chris Collyer Apr 1, 2003 22:15:02

Replying to broen

Looking back through some old notes I’ve found that I’ve often called fallen stones ‘recumbent’ in the past – oops!.
I suppose its easy to call stones recumbent when they’re lying their sides but maybe we ought to save the term for the ‘real’ recumbents, which aren’t lying down – they just have tops and bottoms that are longer then the sides (if that makes any sense).
As FW’s says I don’t think there are any real RSC’s outside Scotland and Ireland, but I could be wrong – one of the stones at Doll Tor looks like a miniature ‘recumbent’

-Chris

Recumbent or just fallen over?