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They line up & point directly to the 'Devil's Arrows' which are three amazing standing stones right next to the A1 in Boroughbridge.I'm not TOO into all this stuff about alignment, ley-lines & so on... But when you standing on those henges by Masham & looking at the next one across the fields through the snow was a pretty powerful experience. I don't suppose anyone will ever know what they were really built for, but, BY GOD, they must have been built for something!
'Are we surprised that men perish, when monuments themselves decay? For death comes even to stones and the names they bear.' - Ausonius.

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Obviously they were a test bed to model the alignment of the Mechanics Insitiute the Civic Hall and the proposed Orb. They just weren't sure of the scale and how much Egyptian symbolism they wanted to use, so decided to wait a few millenia to think about it.

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Cardiarms wrote: Obviously they were a test bed to model the alignment of the Mechanics Insitiute the Civic Hall and the proposed Orb. They just weren't sure of the scale and how much Egyptian symbolism they wanted to use, so decided to wait a few millenia to think about it.

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chameleon wrote:              ' looking for neolithic monuments 'That's no way to talk about our Arry Munki....... I 'EARD THAT! (pardon?) Yer can go off people tha knaws!

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munki wrote: They line up & point directly to the 'Devil's Arrows' which are three amazing standing stones right next to the A1 in Boroughbridge.I'm not TOO into all this stuff about alignment, ley-lines & so on... But when you standing on those henges by Masham & looking at the next one across the fields through the snow was a pretty powerful experience. I don't suppose anyone will ever know what they were really built for, but, BY GOD, they must have been built for something! I reckon they were marker beacons to Black Sheep Brewery!

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'Arry 'Awk wrote: munki wrote: They line up & point directly to the 'Devil's Arrows' which are three amazing standing stones right next to the A1 in Boroughbridge.I'm not TOO into all this stuff about alignment, ley-lines & so on... But when you standing on those henges by Masham & looking at the next one across the fields through the snow was a pretty powerful experience. I don't suppose anyone will ever know what they were really built for, but, BY GOD, they must have been built for something! I reckon they were marker beacons to Black Sheep Brewery! Happy Burpsbay SL and a couple of Riggwelters too!

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'Arry 'Awk wrote: 'Arry 'Awk wrote: munki wrote: They line up & point directly to the 'Devil's Arrows' which are three amazing standing stones right next to the A1 in Boroughbridge.I'm not TOO into all this stuff about alignment, ley-lines & so on... But when you standing on those henges by Masham & looking at the next one across the fields through the snow was a pretty powerful experience. I don't suppose anyone will ever know what they were really built for, but, BY GOD, they must have been built for something! I reckon they were marker beacons to Black Sheep Brewery! Happy Burpsbay SL and a couple of Riggwelters too! I'll drink to that (in Tenerife at the mo) with a pint of Estella at 1.30 euro! 75f here today! Cheers to all at SL! Can't match Estrella with Black sheep but it's cheap and it 's nearly as cold as your weather!LOL
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Post by chameleon »

Deary me, this almost slipped by me despite a prominent reminder - 5 years old today! Seen a few changes but still going as a place new people continue to arrive at and contribute to, learning about some of the things many may not know about our City.Happy birthday and here's to many more

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Post by Jogon »

Oooh they grow up so fast...Well done Chameleon & Co.As a birthday treat can we see (was it Blakey's?) video of floundering in the mud at low tide Thruscross?

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Congrats to all associated with this marvellous Forum.

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