Michael Bott
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 18:23
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Rupert Soskin wrote: The essential point for the builders of BCD is that it 'looks' like wood but whether it really is or not it would be great to have it nailed by experts.
But will we forgive the pun?
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Rupert Soskin
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 18:51
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Sorry, couldn't resist :-)
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Rupert Soskin
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 19:26
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Oh, and to set the record straight. Mike referred to my saying "I came here yesterday". Well it was weather that made us take to Ireland first, the script was written at the time. Mike's memory is either suffering with age... or it was too much local beer... or both:-D
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tjj
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 19:36
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Just watched the video clip twice, extremely interesting indeed. At first, when it was said that wood can petrify (in certain circumstances) in a century I started to wonder about the monolith being a wooden support used in the construction of the barrow.
When I looked at it the second time, I wondered what type of stone it is (or is meant to be) excuse my ignorance on this as I have not yet been to Angelsey (its on my list). In a north Wilthsire town there are loads of large stones lying around, some of them are sarsens but a significant number are sandstone which tend to have a rougher surface; it is also much softer in terms of 'working it'.
I do have a piece of fossilized wood; it is very irregular in both colour and texture.
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Pete G
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 20:57
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The Ragged Rascals had done some great spherical panos of the inside which shows the stone very well,
http://www.megalithics.com/wales/brynceli/celipjs.htm
Pete
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Pete G
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 21:11
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there seems to be similar markings on the entrance pillar on the right.
Is this another one?
or is this just a quality of the type of stone in that area?
PeteG
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baza
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 21:29
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Michael Bott wrote:
But will we forgive the pun?
I haven't twigged it yet.
In fact I'm stumped.
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Pete G
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 21:42
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baza wrote: Michael Bott wrote:
But will we forgive the pun?
I haven't twigged it yet.
In fact I'm stumped.
Leaf it out Baza!
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Rupert Soskin
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 22:58
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you both must be thick as two planks!
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Pete G
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 12, 2009, 23:03
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Barking!
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