Good morning Roy! Always great to hear from you. Yes, it is a fascinating structure, which poses some interesting questions. Hope you are having a fab weekend. Cheers, Paul
Thank you Michael! I think it is one of the lesser known dolmen's in Cornwall - although not a big site, it is none the less impressive, I feel. Cheers! Paul
Fascinating and beautiful B/W images of this prehistoric structure - whose probable religious function and mysterious form reminded me of Le Corbusier's iconic Ronchamp chapel in France, with its massive curved upward sloping roof, supported by columns within the walls. Great thought-provoking video. Thank you.
Thank you Malcolm! Glad you enjoyed it. I wonder if Le Corbusier drew his inspiration from a dolmen in France? It is certainly one of those things that causes you to stop and think... Take care, Paul
This was fascinating!! Really lovely photography and thoughtful narration. I wish I could fly back in time sometimes so that I could see how places like this were used.
Thank you Louise! Yes, places like these provoke so many questions - how did they build it? What was it used for? It would indeed be great to have a time machine to see exactly how it was used and why! Paul
It's a fascinating structure and it really is amazing that it's been standing like that for so long. I would still be nervous standing under it or even to touch it. I enjoyed hearing some of the theories and legends that surround it. It would be fascinating to visit a dolmen like this one.
Thank you Donna! Yes, it certainly is fascinating, and Cornwall seems to have more of these types of dolmen than other counties, apart from some of the Scottish Isles. Thanks for watching! Take care, Paul
Mornin' Paul, I think you got the pronunciation just right😉😉 What an interesting place this is. We could speculate forever as to it's purpose. I think it's reasonable to say that they went to great effort to construct it which suggests an organised society capable of working together where they had an abundance of food to allow them to dedicate the time to this. On the other side of our river valley we have a bronze age settlement "El Cerro de Encinas" which is being periodically excavated and parts of it restored, here they buried the dead below the dwellings. That aside it's a remote place ideal for peace and quiet. Enjoyed the camera fades and the music from Esther towards the end too. A great subject, really well presented, well done. Have a great week!!
Good morning David! Thank you! Yes, as Michael speculates in his comment, it is amazing to think how they lifted that enormous slab of granite into place. That is a good conclusion about a very organised society with an abundance of food and 'free time'.Theoretically, AI should allow us all to have so much more leisure time, but I really don't think it will. It was promised in the early 1980s with the advent of the silicon chip, but people work harder now than ever. The bronze age settlement El Cerro de Encinas sounds fascinating too. Here, very little excavation has been done. I don't think many human remains have been found, or tools. Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend! Cheers, Paul
@@westcountrywanderings Yes, it's fascinating how they might have been constructed. I think they wouldn't have been lifted but slid. Pretty certain that they would have had levers but maybe not cranes for such heavy weights!! Interesting comment on rise of the silicon chip and work. I started work with computer technology in it's infancy they were only used at work at the time and not for everything we still had tracers and typists and communicated mainly by telephone or if written by telex, we didn't have fax!!. Whether I work harder now is hard to say. I think the ability to measure most activities leads to more targets, controls and unfortunately stress 😬😬😬
It’s a mysterious puzzle! I saw a T.V. programme whereby they tried to show it was possible to transport huge blocks along the Nile by manpower alone. It was ok till they came to the disembarkation - they had to use a crane type system in the end. The balancing of that stone reminds me of the stone balancing that you see on the beaches especially around Charmouth - you just cannot believe objects can exist like that. I realise the block collapsed but…..!!! And that hole in the rock! Thanks Paul!
Thank you Diana! Yes, it certainly fires up the imagination this one, doesn't it? It is truly amazing how huge slabs of granite like this were put into place. Glad you enjoyed it. Take care, Paul
Like you Paul, I’m fascinated by the objects that the Ancestors left in the landscape. This one is intriguing as are the stones at Rollright. A very enjoyable video. Thank you for sharing. Have a look on RUclips for a guy called Grant Wakefield, a friend of mine. He did a thirty five minute timelapse film of ancient monuments called ‘Remnants’. There are some short clips on his RUclips page, with music by another friend of mine, Thorsten Quaeschning. Unfortunately Remnants never saw the light of day on general release, but maybe one day🤔Take care.Ron.
Thank you Ron. Yes, I bought some of Tangerine Dream's albums in the early 1970s - good to know that Thorsten is keeping the orange still bright. I have checked out Grant's video - I will have a good look at it later. I have been to the Rollright Stones a few years ago, but not yet featured them on my channel. Close to the village of Darite is the Caradon, Liskeard & Looe Railway - I have touched on it before, but I hope to do a full Lost Railway Walk explore of it at some point. Cheers! Paul
Hello Paul - greetings from Poland A very interesting video. Beautifully photographed with an excellent commentary. I wonder how on earth, neolithic man built this structure? They didn't have cranes or heavy lifting equipent, or did they?
Good morning Michael! Thank you! Yes, it is a fascinating structure, to which we still don't know all the answers about. I wonder if our future generations will ponder about some of our structures - if, indeed, they survive in 1000s of years time. I have often wondered about how these granite slabs, and how they were moved and lifted. Hope you have a lovely Sunday. Paul
Thank you Paul. Marvelous.
Thank you!
Yes, such a place filled with mystery.
I wonder what it was for?
Thanks for watching Stephen.
Take care,
Paul
That was amazing, thank you for taking us up close to this structure & revealing its history.
Sorry - I have only just noticed that I haven't replied to your comment! Glad you enjoyed it. Take care, Paul
Hi Paul interesting place to visit👌
Good morning Roy!
Always great to hear from you.
Yes, it is a fascinating structure, which poses some interesting questions.
Hope you are having a fab weekend.
Cheers,
Paul
Fascinating relic, I've never come across that , great video, thanks!
Thank you Michael!
I think it is one of the lesser known dolmen's in Cornwall - although not a big site, it is none the less impressive, I feel.
Cheers!
Paul
Fascinating and beautiful B/W images of this prehistoric structure - whose probable religious function and mysterious form reminded me of Le Corbusier's iconic Ronchamp chapel in France, with its massive curved upward sloping roof, supported by columns within the walls. Great thought-provoking video. Thank you.
Thank you Malcolm!
Glad you enjoyed it.
I wonder if Le Corbusier drew his inspiration from a dolmen in France?
It is certainly one of those things that causes you to stop and think...
Take care,
Paul
This was fascinating!! Really lovely photography and thoughtful narration. I wish I could fly back in time sometimes so that I could see how places like this were used.
Thank you Louise!
Yes, places like these provoke so many questions - how did they build it? What was it used for?
It would indeed be great to have a time machine to see exactly how it was used and why!
Paul
It's a fascinating structure and it really is amazing that it's been standing like that for so long. I would still be nervous standing under it or even to touch it. I enjoyed hearing some of the theories and legends that surround it. It would be fascinating to visit a dolmen like this one.
Thank you Donna!
Yes, it certainly is fascinating, and Cornwall seems to have more of these types of dolmen than other counties, apart from some of the Scottish Isles.
Thanks for watching!
Take care,
Paul
Mornin' Paul, I think you got the pronunciation just right😉😉
What an interesting place this is. We could speculate forever as to it's purpose. I think it's reasonable to say that they went to great effort to construct it which suggests an organised society capable of working together where they had an abundance of food to allow them to dedicate the time to this.
On the other side of our river valley we have a bronze age settlement "El Cerro de Encinas" which is being periodically excavated and parts of it restored, here they buried the dead below the dwellings. That aside it's a remote place ideal for peace and quiet.
Enjoyed the camera fades and the music from Esther towards the end too. A great subject, really well presented, well done.
Have a great week!!
Good morning David!
Thank you!
Yes, as Michael speculates in his comment, it is amazing to think how they lifted that enormous slab of granite into place.
That is a good conclusion about a very organised society with an abundance of food and 'free time'.Theoretically, AI should allow us all to have so much more leisure time, but I really don't think it will. It was promised in the early 1980s with the advent of the silicon chip, but people work harder now than ever.
The bronze age settlement El Cerro de Encinas sounds fascinating too. Here, very little excavation has been done. I don't think many human remains have been found, or tools.
Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Cheers,
Paul
@@westcountrywanderings Yes, it's fascinating how they might have been constructed. I think they wouldn't have been lifted but slid. Pretty certain that they would have had levers but maybe not cranes for such heavy weights!!
Interesting comment on rise of the silicon chip and work. I started work with computer technology in it's infancy they were only used at work at the time and not for everything we still had tracers and typists and communicated mainly by telephone or if written by telex, we didn't have fax!!. Whether I work harder now is hard to say. I think the ability to measure most activities leads to more targets, controls and unfortunately stress 😬😬😬
It’s a mysterious puzzle! I saw a T.V. programme whereby they tried to show it was possible to transport huge blocks along the Nile by manpower alone. It was ok till they came to the disembarkation - they had to use a crane type system in the end.
The balancing of that stone reminds me of the stone balancing that you see on the beaches especially around Charmouth - you just cannot believe objects can exist like that. I realise the block collapsed but…..!!! And that hole in the rock! Thanks Paul!
Thank you Diana!
Yes, it certainly fires up the imagination this one, doesn't it?
It is truly amazing how huge slabs of granite like this were put into place.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Paul
Like you Paul, I’m fascinated by the objects that the Ancestors left in the landscape. This one is intriguing as are the stones at Rollright. A very enjoyable video. Thank you for sharing.
Have a look on RUclips for a guy called Grant Wakefield, a friend of mine. He did a thirty five minute timelapse film of ancient monuments called ‘Remnants’. There are some short clips on his RUclips page, with music by another friend of mine, Thorsten Quaeschning. Unfortunately Remnants never saw the light of day on general release, but maybe one day🤔Take care.Ron.
Thank you Ron.
Yes, I bought some of Tangerine Dream's albums in the early 1970s - good to know that Thorsten is keeping the orange still bright.
I have checked out Grant's video - I will have a good look at it later.
I have been to the Rollright Stones a few years ago, but not yet featured them on my channel.
Close to the village of Darite is the Caradon, Liskeard & Looe Railway - I have touched on it before, but I hope to do a full Lost Railway Walk explore of it at some point.
Cheers!
Paul
Hello Paul - greetings from Poland
A very interesting video. Beautifully photographed with an excellent commentary. I wonder how on earth, neolithic man built this structure? They didn't have cranes or heavy lifting equipent, or did they?
Good morning Michael!
Thank you!
Yes, it is a fascinating structure, to which we still don't know all the answers about.
I wonder if our future generations will ponder about some of our structures - if, indeed, they survive in 1000s of years time.
I have often wondered about how these granite slabs, and how they were moved and lifted.
Hope you have a lovely Sunday.
Paul
My imagination has run wild on this one. I guess we'll never really know. But that's the fun part. Keep guessing and wondering. Thank you Paul. 👍
Thank you Daryl.
It is certainly something to ponder that's for sure.
Cheers!
Paul