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Sanctuary
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Re: Line of sight calculator
Dec 09, 2010, 10:14
nigelswift wrote:
Sanctuary wrote:
I see no reason personally why there would have been a need for the two to be connected in a direct visual sense but it would be from the top of the Great Circles bank wouldn't it and that is part of the setup?


It would be strange if no effort had been made to set up a visual link between two wonders of the world that had been built in such close proximity. You might just as well say they weren't particularly bothered about whether Silbury was visible from anywhere in the landscape, which clearly seems to be the reverse of the truth.



Not so sure about that myself Nigel. My own personal view is that Silbury was built where it is for just two reasons and neither had anything to do with being seen from the Great Circle but the belief at the time. 1. It's close proximity to the Swallowhead Springs which it interacted with. 2. It's direct 'challenge' to the WKLB that also interacted with the springs during its heyday and former belief. That's why Silbury was built so high in my opinion as there seems to be no other explanation as to why it needed to be.
I explain it all in my book as I see it.
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