tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787185370858787658.post5083490108772331608..comments2024-01-30T06:35:10.103+00:00Comments on www.Sarsen.org: Stonehenge Avenue Ditches Under The RoadTim Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667360714222841797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787185370858787658.post-18708729140656720772013-09-04T05:55:59.487+01:002013-09-04T05:55:59.487+01:00Looks like the Heelstone leans more than it did 90...Looks like the Heelstone leans more than it did 90 years ago ...<br />ND Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980722277970551828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787185370858787658.post-19194415075254803662013-09-03T15:32:44.735+01:002013-09-03T15:32:44.735+01:00Fantastic Picture Tim! I didn't know the Heels...Fantastic Picture Tim! I didn't know the Heelstone Ditch was as deep as that.<br />I can't be sure precisely what you mean by 'Dark Mark' but the short opacity to the left of the Heelstone is its shadow, seen to the right of where Stonehole-97 would be found 57 years later. The deep depression in the center of the trench is Stonehole-B.<br /><br />Depending on what the road-surface was at the time, the 'shadow' across it may well be the East Ditch. It looks as though it had rained shortly before the shot was made, possibly creating an 'Anti-Parchmark'.<br /><br />At first I thought the picture was from early winter, but Hawley always closed his trenches in September, so the impression of melted light snow can't be accurate.<br /><br />Curiously, the 4 postholes look as though they ride up the berm of the inner West Bank, leading to the suggestion that they were dug after the Avenue. (Which can't be right)<br /><br />I agree that stripes appear in the East, but Hawley used wooden-toothed paving rakes to clear detritus, so we can't be sure from the picture.<br /><br />Eventually this narrow excavation grew to form a rough square from this point, all the way back to the main Ditch of the Henge.<br /><br />Notice the ramshackle 'Ticket Office' is still in place, removed in 1928.<br />Also, we can just make out the Custodian's House down in the Bottom, peeking out from behind Amesbury G-11.<br />Great stuff, Tim!<br /><br />NeilND Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980722277970551828noreply@blogger.com