tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post3308210463407014306..comments2024-03-28T14:00:12.372+00:00Comments on Stonehenge and the Ice Age: Another mighty capstoneBRIAN JOHNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-89300645999516829322013-11-14T15:05:37.648+00:002013-11-14T15:05:37.648+00:00Pentre Ifan and Tinkinswood are more than 70 miles...Pentre Ifan and Tinkinswood are more than 70 miles apart and two different types of monument . Much closer to Tinkinswood is Maesyfelin (less than mile ) where the angle of the capstone looks almost level from some angles . Closer to Pentre Ifan spatially and typologically is Carreg Coetan (3 miles ) which looks to be at an even jauntier angle than PI ,Trellyffaint is 4 miles and is almost horizontal ,Llech y Dribedd (4 miles ) is difficult as the capstone is level at seen on the side stones but the top looks like it is greater than 7 degrees .<br />I’m sure the angles of the capstones are intentional within the physical and architectural constraints but they do vary from area to area and within areas .geocurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-39263102094953385572013-11-14T10:54:11.269+00:002013-11-14T10:54:11.269+00:00A question for the audience:
An accurate measurem...A question for the audience:<br /><br />An accurate measurement of the slope angle of the capstone at Tinkinswood shows it to be 7 degrees off horizontal. A mile down the road from Tinkinswood is a second, Cotswold-Severn Class chamber, at St. Lythans, which also has a slope angle of 7 degrees. <br />Recently Brian posted a painting of the Pentre Ifan burial chamber which showed a slope angle of about 7 degrees, (nice painting).<br /><br />Any views on whether this is coincidental or intentional? Phil Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-20864201648944678842013-11-13T23:12:03.934+00:002013-11-13T23:12:03.934+00:00If the capstone had been quarried where it was to ...If the capstone had been quarried where it was to be erected we might expect to find evidence of the quarry pit ,such as has been suggested but not confirmed at Pentre Ifan , but there has been no mention of any pit directly below the capstone despite the extensive Ward excavation . Further there is a suggestion of pre-cairn stone structure below the capstone plus a more likely site for the mudstones at the nearby “quarry “ .geocurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-26394242181438533582013-11-13T22:44:02.108+00:002013-11-13T22:44:02.108+00:00Very good to see photos of new sites.
Recently we...Very good to see photos of new sites.<br /><br />Recently we discussed excarnation. This is a classic case of capstone close to the groundchris johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210890033354730381noreply@blogger.com