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The entire paragraph had been written by myself anyway. Thincat ( talk) 09:09, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
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Having had a discussion with Thincat about making a general introductory section for individual pages about recumbent stone circles, based on the text used in this article, I thought I'd bring the discussion here in case anyone else is also interested to discuss:
The current introductory section is (with references removed):
These stone circles consist of a circle of upright stones, the orthostats, with a particularly large megalith, the recumbent, lying on its side with its long axis generally aligned with the perimeter of the ring between the south and southwest. On each side of the recumbent is a tall pillar-like stone called a flanker. This type of ring is found in lowland Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland – the most similar monuments are the axial stone circles of southwest Ireland. Recumbent stone circles generally enclosed a low ring cairn, though over the millennia these have often disappeared. They may have been a development from the Clava cairns found nearby in Inverness-shire and axial stone circles may have followed the design.
This paragraph is a pretty good start, I have a few comments but I must point out I'm no expert and also I don't have access to the two sources currently used. I do have the gazetteer from Welfare but that begins at p271.
These stone circles consist of a circle of upright orthostats. A particularly large megalith, the recumbent, lies on its side with its long axis generally aligned with the perimeter of the ring between the south and southwest.
Here's a proposal for that intro section. I haven't added the full refs not to clutter up the talkpage, but I've got them prepared and can also make the final version in cite form as well Mujinga ( talk) 14:19, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
A recumbent stone circle is a type of stone circle constructed in the early Bronze Age. The identifying feature is that the largest stone (the recumbent) is always laid horizontally, on the southern aspect of the ring. [1] A flanker stone stands each side of the recumbent and these are typically the tallest stones in the circle, with the smallest being situated on the northeastern aspect. The rest of the circle is usually composed of between six and ten orthostats graded by size. [2] The builders tended to select a site which was on a level spur of a hill with excellent views to other landmarks. [3] Over seventy of these circles are found in lowland Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland – the most similar monuments are the axial stone circles of southwest Ireland. Recumbent stone circles generally enclosed a low ring cairn, though over the millennia these have often disappeared. [4] They may have been a development from the Clava cairns found nearby in Inverness-shire and axial stone circles may have followed the design. [5] [6] Whilst cremated remains have been found at some sites, the precise function of these circles is not known. [7]
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link) – @ Mujinga: Thank you for this. I was going to check the text against the citations but then I got stuck. Is Welfare (2018) a typo (and the page range doesn't make sense)? And Burl (1969)? I'd prefer "southwestern aspect" especially when the shortest stone is "northeastern" but I wanted to match the cited source. Thincat ( talk) 13:49, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
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The entire paragraph had been written by myself anyway. Thincat ( talk) 09:09, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
![]() | Text and/or other creative content from this version of Tomnaverie stone circle was copied or moved into Loanhead of Daviot stone circle with this edit. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. |
Having had a discussion with Thincat about making a general introductory section for individual pages about recumbent stone circles, based on the text used in this article, I thought I'd bring the discussion here in case anyone else is also interested to discuss:
The current introductory section is (with references removed):
These stone circles consist of a circle of upright stones, the orthostats, with a particularly large megalith, the recumbent, lying on its side with its long axis generally aligned with the perimeter of the ring between the south and southwest. On each side of the recumbent is a tall pillar-like stone called a flanker. This type of ring is found in lowland Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland – the most similar monuments are the axial stone circles of southwest Ireland. Recumbent stone circles generally enclosed a low ring cairn, though over the millennia these have often disappeared. They may have been a development from the Clava cairns found nearby in Inverness-shire and axial stone circles may have followed the design.
This paragraph is a pretty good start, I have a few comments but I must point out I'm no expert and also I don't have access to the two sources currently used. I do have the gazetteer from Welfare but that begins at p271.
These stone circles consist of a circle of upright orthostats. A particularly large megalith, the recumbent, lies on its side with its long axis generally aligned with the perimeter of the ring between the south and southwest.
Here's a proposal for that intro section. I haven't added the full refs not to clutter up the talkpage, but I've got them prepared and can also make the final version in cite form as well Mujinga ( talk) 14:19, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
A recumbent stone circle is a type of stone circle constructed in the early Bronze Age. The identifying feature is that the largest stone (the recumbent) is always laid horizontally, on the southern aspect of the ring. [1] A flanker stone stands each side of the recumbent and these are typically the tallest stones in the circle, with the smallest being situated on the northeastern aspect. The rest of the circle is usually composed of between six and ten orthostats graded by size. [2] The builders tended to select a site which was on a level spur of a hill with excellent views to other landmarks. [3] Over seventy of these circles are found in lowland Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland – the most similar monuments are the axial stone circles of southwest Ireland. Recumbent stone circles generally enclosed a low ring cairn, though over the millennia these have often disappeared. [4] They may have been a development from the Clava cairns found nearby in Inverness-shire and axial stone circles may have followed the design. [5] [6] Whilst cremated remains have been found at some sites, the precise function of these circles is not known. [7]
References
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link) – @ Mujinga: Thank you for this. I was going to check the text against the citations but then I got stuck. Is Welfare (2018) a typo (and the page range doesn't make sense)? And Burl (1969)? I'd prefer "southwestern aspect" especially when the shortest stone is "northeastern" but I wanted to match the cited source. Thincat ( talk) 13:49, 5 November 2020 (UTC)