From the latest Daily Express article on the endless fascination that is Stonehenge -- this time on the Altar Stone "revelations"..........
"An ancient bluestone megalith?" Psst -- we will tell you a little secret, for the benefit of the Express and Getty Images. The photo shows a modern monument incorporating various bluestone boulders. It was built in 1989 by the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust, at the instigation of Sybil Hughes and with the cooperation of the RAF and the Barony of Cemais. This is a pic of the plaque:
The stone was moved from near Carn Meini (Carnmenyn) to this site by a Chinook Helicopter, as part of a training exercise. So there we are then.
But what the hell? Who cares about the truth when there is a good story to be told, and good money to be earned from those who are obsessed with the latest wondrous Stonehenge research?
As Satchmo sang: What a Wonderful World!( apart from The Express & The Mail of course ooh yeah)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, as my generosity of spirit knows no bounds, I have written to Getty Images to tell them of the mistaken attribution.......... the person who supplied the photo to them is probably responsible for the faulty labelling...
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