moss
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Re: Chambered pillocks
May 13, 2009, 16:25
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+A for an excellent answer ... unless you got it from a wiki that is ;) ....
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Rupert Soskin
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Re: Chambered pillocks
May 13, 2009, 16:44
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Is that wiki or wanki ?
How ya doin Moss?
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Pete G
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 13, 2009, 17:41
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I've heard from the ragged rascals, I hope they don't mine me posting these snippets
PeteG
"...it looked like igneous rock.
We have pics of one of the smaller stones in the passage (the
"betyles") when it was displaced:-
http://www.megalithics.com/wales/brynceli/celnicl.htm
We noticed the striated "bark-like" surface of this smaller stone had
similarities to the larger chamber stone. Given that these stones
were set as focal points, it is likely that were specially selected
for this appearance.
We also noticed that one of the stones in the wall of the passage
grave La Hougue Bie had a strange "organic" tree-like appearance, and
this stone was concealed in a strange unexplained three stone
"baffle" niche constucted in chamber. We have a pic of this stone on
our La Hougue Bie page:-
http://www.megalithics.com/europe/jersey/bie/biemain.htm
It's about halfway down, above the cup and ring diagram, obviously
not a fossil, but unusually shaped and specially placed with
restricted visibilty. Interestingly, La Hougue Bie also contains
betyle stones."
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moss
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Re: Chambered pillocks
May 13, 2009, 18:28
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Rupert Soskin wrote: Is that wiki or wanki ?
How ya doin Moss?
Unserious for the moment...Over the moon that the road next to Stonehenge will close within living memory; though I expect Nigel and LS will come ranting in;) Japanese tea this afternoon, and fish and chips for supper to celebrate......
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Littlestone
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Re: Chambered pillocks
May 13, 2009, 18:55
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I expect Nigel and LS will come ranting in;)
Us? Rant? Nah... well, only when we have to - like against the plonkers who wanted to put a time capsule into Silbury ;-)
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Pete G
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Re: Chambered pillocks
May 13, 2009, 19:12
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yeah that'll bring the plank yankers out in force...
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FourWinds
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Re: Chambered pillocks
May 13, 2009, 19:21
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There's a place near Dudley, called The Wren's Nest, famous for fossilised tree trunks and loads of other fossils, too.
It's also the name of a council estate where you don't venture ...
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Rupert Soskin
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Re: Chambered pillocks
May 13, 2009, 20:52
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Ahhh, being in France I had spag bol... go figure. Must pop to Italy for a baguette.
The Stonehenge thing... can you imagine actually being there without the eternal buzz of traffic? Hope it happens before deafness does the job for me.
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Rupert Soskin
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Re: Chamber pillar a fossil tree trunk?
May 13, 2009, 21:02
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Completely disagree with them that it looks like igneous rock. Metamorphic is the best contender.
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StoneGloves
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Just pillocks
May 13, 2009, 21:04
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And ?
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