The #Celestial #Landscape & Pathways of #Bodmin-Moor, #Cornwall | #CarolynKennett | #Megalithomania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj5v_5O3FvU
#Bodmin Moor in Cornwall is a rich #prehistoric #landscape. During the talk we visit a number of distinct ritual landscapes found on the moor and delve into their connectivity with the skyscape. These locations contain stone rows, circles, burial mounds and living spaces. Alongside the solar and lunar cycle the talk will explore connectivity to other astronomical features such as the Milky Way, before discussing more phenomological ideas. It will consider how distinct locations may work astronomically with neighbouring sites, before focusing on the possibilities of long distance astronomically linked pathways across the moor taking into account sightlines to significant hills and tors.
Carolyn Kennett is a is a writer, researcher and astronomer who lives in Cornwall. She researches ancient communities and how they made connections to their skyscapes. She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and her books include Sites of Prehistoric Bodmin Moor (2022), Uranus and Neptune (2022), Celestial Stone Circles of West Cornwall (2018) and Neptune: From Grand Discovery to World Revealed (2021). She is a communicator of all things astronomical and runs her own walking tours and outreach business Archaeoastronomy Cornwall, while being a director of Mayes Creative, who deliver arts, science and heritage projects throughout #Cornwall. https://archaeoastronomycornwall.comSee less
The Celestial Landscape & Pathways of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall | Carolyn Kennett | Megalithomania
amazing that new things are still being found
Some amazing Hurlers Stone Circles facts
There were originally over 70 stones in the circles, but now there are just 38 to see
Many of the stones in the Hurlers stone circles have been robbed over the centuries. Stone robbing was common by stonemasons and builders
The cows on Bodmin Moor have knocked some of them over as they use them as scratching posts!
The stones are made of granite which this area is famous for
There are markings that these stones were carved out and made smooth by ancient tools
Many of the missing stones are now represented by marker stones
The site is currently managed by English Heritage but this causes some controversy with Cornish heritage – signs have been stolen and destroyed in the past! So, it is also represented by the Cornish Heritage Trust.
https://thirdeyetraveller.com/the-hurlers-stone-circles-bodmin-moor/
