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General: Thermally massive and warm Stonehenge?

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    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2007
     
    I have always thought it crazy to conceive of Stonehenge not having a roof! Why go to all that effort in England and still get wet?

    So once we have a roof on it -- wood and thatch -- we light a fire and the whole thing warms up the stones heat up then it will be warm at night without a fire?

    Anyone else for a roof on Stonehenge? Please dont start saying " what if the roof caught fire" -- they all lived in things with thatched roofs back then.
    • CommentAuthorBluemoon
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2007
     
    Interesting thought, but where are the holes/notches etc, for the roof beams. Salisbury Plain is a windy place, a roof badly held down would soon be airborne.
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2007
     
    Ah --- that explains why it is not there now!
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    Why would Stonhenge have a roof? It's an observatory - there would be nothing to observe if it was covered.

    Paul in Montreal
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2007
     
    It could have doors or windows to let the sun rise/set in. No one knows what is was for and some stars line up with my garden path and washing post.
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    The Ancients didn't actually tell us it was an observatory. We have surmised that because it hasn't a roof. If it still had a roof we might have concluded that it was a pub.
    • CommentAuthorskywalker
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2007
     
    If I had the time I would love to do a full (spoof) Main Grant application to the Hopeless Lottery Fund for this one (major national campaing, today programme etc). It would be worth it to see all the heritage tweedy types line up for the valium.:bigsmile:

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