Somebody put this wonderful photo onto Facebook, portraying the site as it now appears after a few years of "regeneration" or reverting back to nature, following all that archaeological quarrying.
It really is a delightful spot for a picnic, and always has been. The radiocarbon dates from this site confirm that there never was any quarrying of bluestone monoliths here, but that there has been intermittent use of the site by hunting, fishing and gathering parties over a period of 9,000 years or so. Must go down there soon to pick some blackberries.......
The lady in the house wasn't too keen on people dallying by the rockface behind her home. It is a little way off the official footpath, so you would need permission from whoever owns the field i guess to go and have a gander at it.
ReplyDeleteThe public footpath passes to the left of the photo -- so that has to be kept open for people to use. Julie and Tez were fed up with people coming to the site following the perpetration of the idea that it was special or sacred in some way -- and the National Park needs to accept part of the blame for the way in which they publicised it. There were some strange people, and weird ceremonies on the site, and a lack of respect for private property. The main responsibility for the mania (and the quarrying myth) rests with Bevins, Ixer and Parker Pearson. There is now much more scepticism about their narrative. Things seem to have settled down to some extent, although I dare say people still turn up there looking for the "quarry". The main issue now is the lack of parking.........
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