moss wrote: Could be that there is a hollow chamber somewhere and the water from the last downpour is percolating from there. After all the badgers have been living in East Kennet long barrow for a long time, presumably in a chambered area also...
That could be possible Moss. The orthostat itself, although I didn't measure it, is about 5' 6" high so there is about another 18" of corballed stonework above it followed by the capstone and minimal soil above it. The 18" 'gap' could be holding back a reservoir of water behind it. Water does always seep down this stone in wet weather so no mystery there, it was just the dry conditions that puzzled me. See, after all these years there are still more things unexplained :-)
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