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Re: Rectangular holes in stones
May 29, 2009, 14:42
Rhiannon wrote:
aah.
Thanks to your Fernworthy tipoff I have spotted this (scroll down to page 10)
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au-archpt4.pdf
which is about 'tare and feather' and 'wedge and groove' methods of splitting stones on Dartmoor. That looks more like it doesn't it.


Yes, and the rectangular row of four slots, is the way you hung posts between the stone (maybe megaliths) gateposts. The slot should be deeper on one side (can be U shaped) so that you can wangle the post in on the other side/stone which should have shallow holes!...
There's a whole hobby out there of collecting photos of stone gateposts with rectangular holes - bet know one has even thought about it ;)
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