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by Ade Sundog » 26 Mar 2010, 23:14
Hello there
I have just been sent this , and have never heard of it before :
http://www.peteglastonbury.plus.com/Sil ... ly2009.gifThere is a phenomenon called the Sun Roll where the setting sun apears to roll down the side of the hill. The hill has to have an angle of 30 degress for this to work and surprise surprise Silbury Hill works.
Here is an animation that a photogropher took of it. It looks great.
'Tis far to Avalon , but though we go our different ways, i'll see you there anon'
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by Dryadia2 » 27 Mar 2010, 02:53
That's cool, I'd never heard of it before either.
Thanks for the link, Ade.
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by Donata » 27 Mar 2010, 15:58
Fascinating! makes me wonder if Silbury Hill was purposefully built for this? seems an odd coincidence!
Our ancestors knew so much!
thanks for posting it.
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by childofthewoods » 04 Aug 2010, 11:13
Wow! This is great....I only live down the road so i will be checking this out myself.
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by merryb » 04 Aug 2010, 19:39
Thanks for posting the new link - it is amazing and it made me smile at the end of a long busy day.
With blessings
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by Teileag » 09 Aug 2010, 13:03
Excellent! Thanks for finding the new link... I love that! Makes me think: I often see the sun come up but rarely watch it set.
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by Golden Eagle » 10 Aug 2010, 12:31
Fantastic, thanks for sharing =)
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by skydove » 10 Aug 2010, 12:48
Wonder if this happens just at certain times of the year, I see the date on it was May.
If it was filmed happening at say the summer solstice you could point to the hill being made to echo the sun descending to the underworld. The music playing suggests though that this is a jolly event a bit like a Gloucestershire cheese rolling ceremony with the speeded up time lapse photography
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by childofthewoods » 10 Aug 2010, 13:08
Thats a great point Skydove...i wonder if you move round the hill and view from different angles at different times of year, it still happens?
When I get some time I will investigate!!
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