tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post5438086106010872066..comments2024-03-28T14:00:12.372+00:00Comments on Stonehenge and the Ice Age: Periglacial blockfield on CarningliBRIAN JOHNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-84130948414647688382012-03-28T08:03:21.353+01:002012-03-28T08:03:21.353+01:00I wondered when the burning was going to start -- ...I wondered when the burning was going to start -- they have left it very late this year. It's so dry up there now that I should have thought it will be impossible to control burns, if the wind picks up.....<br /><br />No idea what's happening to the Bedd Morris stone.BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-13762378723784661402012-03-27T22:23:39.228+01:002012-03-27T22:23:39.228+01:00Was watching the (un)controlled burning on Carn In...Was watching the (un)controlled burning on Carn Ingli from Dinas Head tonight. It looked like there were a number of long lines of flame from just above Ffordd Bedd Morris and a few other isolated sites.<br /><br />Could be worth a scratch around in the next few days.<br /><br />Any news on the return of the Bedd Morris stone. I heard it waas at Castell Henllys and it appears that they migh have excavated the last socket hole as it is now turfed over. They have set back the fence as if they plan to 'plant' it further back away from the road.Daveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-10577073613645626562012-03-27T16:09:19.802+01:002012-03-27T16:09:19.802+01:00By the way -- yes, the fortifications on Carningli...By the way -- yes, the fortifications on Carningli were "slighted" or deliberately destroyed. The archaeologists are pretty convinced of that.BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-5699423010441711512012-03-27T16:08:22.463+01:002012-03-27T16:08:22.463+01:00Scree slopes, Chris -- especially on the southern ...Scree slopes, Chris -- especially on the southern slopes where I think there was a wind-scoop. There were more than enough stones just lying about for the building of a substantial fortified settlement. and the fortifications ARE impressive -- and there are hut circles in the Carningli "village" -- look up Carningli on Wikipedia and you'll see my map there.<br /><br />Peat forms on very gentle gradients and needs waterlogged conditions. The Carninli ridge top is too dry, and probably always has been.BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-88837131253281115602012-03-27T15:21:52.985+01:002012-03-27T15:21:52.985+01:00I am puzzled about an apparent contradiction betwe...I am puzzled about an apparent contradiction between Carningli as a major hill-fort and the abundant stones on the slopes, apparently lying casually.<br /><br />Either someone did not take the defense seriously, or someone else went to inordinate trouble to destroy the fortifications and move the stones well down the slopes.<br /><br />I suspect Carningli was never fortified seriously which would also be surprising given its strategic location dominating a major harbor.<br /><br />Did anybody ever excavate the cairns - professionally I mean?<br /><br />Your remark on peat is fascinating too. Shows how sensitive the area is to relatively minor differences in altitude - although perhaps I do not understand peat formation sufficiently..chris johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210890033354730381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-79726648710489524992012-03-27T13:55:37.889+01:002012-03-27T13:55:37.889+01:00These ridge tops are essetially dry heathland, not...These ridge tops are essetially dry heathland, not peat bog. so there is virtually no peat here -- if you dig, tou are straight down into rock rubble. There is peat further to the west, in the hollows -- and some old peat cuttings too.<br /><br />Yes, there are abundant traces of occupation in this area -- especially on the north and south flanks of the ridge. Took some nice pics yesterday -- will post them soon.BRIAN JOHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413447032454568083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1228690739485734684.post-68618884955955917632012-03-27T12:53:50.154+01:002012-03-27T12:53:50.154+01:00Very interesting observations. I walked this area...Very interesting observations. I walked this area several times and there are lots of mysterious bumps and hollows. It is likely too exposed to have been used for cultivation or even habitation in the neolithic but nevertheless the general area has been intensely used in the past. I think there is substantial peat build-up so perhaps the fire did not reveal all.chris johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210890033354730381noreply@blogger.com