Stonehenge Cursus . | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

G

gjrk Jan 12, 2010 16:00:06

Replying to tiompan

This is moving at speed. I'll have to try and catch up later ;)

C

Chance Jan 12, 2010 23:57:46

Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:

This is getting more interesting , decided to see if the Stonehenge cursus might also be aligned on a similar event to WKLB .The cursus is aligned 2 degrees further north but due to being further south and a slightly different horizon it would ahae had the same visual display as WKLB on the same evening . What is really intriguing is that last year once again we had very good dates for the building of the cursus , 3630-3670 cal BC and WKLB was 3640 . So both monumnets could ahve been founded on that event .

A couple of observations.

Do you think it's a coincidence that both WKLB and The Stonehenge Greater Cursus, both form an alignment to a timber structure, the former being The Sanctuary, the latter, Woodhenge?

Does The Stonehenge Greater Cursus follow the same alignment as the A303 from Stonehenge bottom to the Long Barrow Crossroads?

G

Gwass Jan 13, 2010 14:42:12

Replying to tiompan

[quote="tiompan"] decided to see if the Stonehenge cursus might also be aligned on a similar event to WKLB .The cursus is aligned 2 degrees further north but due to being further south and a slightly different horizon it would ahae had the same visual display as WKLB on the same evening .

Hi,

Can anyone enlighten me on what this event and it's visual display is? I'm guessing it's some kind of solar or lunar phenomenon.

Apologies for my ignorance