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4clydesdale7
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|  New Message Posted!2012-07-22 13:24
I understand this area is close to the Ancient Don Gorge - There is a thought-provoking report written in August 2007 by Dave Sainty of inHeritage on behalf of the Don Gorge Strategic Partnership/Doncaster M.B.C. available on line at http://www.yourfind.org.uk./Discover Ancient Don Gorge report.pdf which may explain current local enthusiasm -
But I advise caution for those in Yorkshire - also nearby is 'Cadeby Henge' the subject of some speculation - alleged 'henges' in Somerset are currently the subject of sustained geophysical investigation (there used to be some fervour for 'finding henges') which are turning out to be ploughed out barrows - this could get an awfully large number of people running around in circles (to coin a phrase)
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gorteanish
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-20 09:45
Having watched the video again, I don't see much that looks like a prehistoric site - old, but not prehistoric, so probably industrial. But without a map reference, there is no way to investigate.
It would be good if the original poster could provide more information about what research he has been done, what type of site he thinks it is, and why such a prominent site has been unrecorded. How is it marked on the OS map for example? A quick call or visit to the local museum and/or archaeological sites and monuments record is surely required to get more information. I would be very surprised if a site as large as this, in a relatively accessible area has gone unrecorded, whatever it is.
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4clydesdale7
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-17 20:50
I am a little concerned to ensure that as many observations and statements as possible are laid before those who visit this website to enable them to form their own views -
Gorteanish made comments that suggested that the stones seem to bear hallmarks of modern working - he has a point which might be complemented by my comments about modern quarries -
Some of the smaller stones look like railway line ballast - the area looks like an abandoned quarry - the larger stones, which do not have straight edges, look to have been 'drilled' prior to being heft or hewn (a sign of victorian quarrying) - straight edges are a clear sign of more modern quarrying -
However I am more concerned that the reporter, who admits excavating, has not taken the obvious precaution of notifying either the Local Authority or English Heritage - I make no further comment for the moment
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tDrusin
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-17 13:39
interesting 4clydesdale7 that you mention a quarry near by, this is perhaps why the site is here and also the old rail line. the narrator also mentions solstice aligned rocks. so... how many more sites near mines that are aligned do we need to see to change our thinking just a wee bit? obviously a lot more hectares worth! keep up the great work portal, love your site as always, teresa
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tDrusin
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-17 13:32
alone, i mean, he says we on several occasions and who is to say they don't have the knowledge to do an excavation well, it beats letting it sit around accumulating more dirt with no information gained
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tDrusin
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-17 13:26
He also refers to this place as a grave on several occasions, does that mean i wonder if he has actually found human remains or not. Also i didn't get the sense that the narrator also did the excavations.
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tDrusin
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-17 04:53
I find it interesting that the site is near an old rail line, this area is obviously advantageous as a route for what ever reason. A site like this could very well have been one of our first rest areas on a megalithic highway system
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4clydesdale7
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-16 18:52
Are there not 70 hectares of 20th Century Dolomite Quarries in the immediate area? Are they not still being worked?
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tDrusin
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-16 18:15
i'm grateful someone took the time and trouble to go film this site, i fear if we just wait on the proper authorities always we may never get anywhere!! kuddos to the adventurer who took this and thank you mp for sharing. wish we had more
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gorteanish
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| New Message Posted!2012-07-15 22:07
Some thoughts on the video...
Needs a map reference - it is highly unlikely to be an 'undiscovered' site. Its size and location would have drawn attention before now.
The stones don't look that old to me - the edges are too sharp to have been there very long.
The nearby cutting and tunnel may be a clue to the origin?
The maker of the video mentions 'excavations' as if he has done them himself? If this is the case, NO, NO, NO!!! That's not the way to do it and as he says himself it has led to damage 'by people walking all over it'. If a 'find' is made, it should be reported to the local authority and not disturbed.
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