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StoneLifter
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Re: 'gates' in dykes
Oct 17, 2005, 20:31
I had a pair posted here but the opposition got too strong and I pulled them. Pairs of standing stones there certainly were and it's not unlikely that they were incorporated into later hedges and dykes. You don't shift heavy stones if they can be easily adapted. But standing stones were also moved into new positions, they were certainly broken up and they may have been refaced. I've rebuilt a two step stile in a drystone wall and I'm pretty sure the stones were previously standing stones. Just because a stone is a gatepost now, or fairly recently, doesn't mean that it has never had a previous use. Stone is a versatile material in that it is 100% recyclable.
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