One is Chalice Well and is called The Red Spring. Limestone and fossils are present which, I guess, means that there was a lightning strike and instant fossilisation.Īt the base of the Tor are 2 springs within 20 yards of each other which is, upposedly, quite rare in itself. The Tor is kind of perched on a hill which is also at a much higher level than the sea level marshland surrounding it. I would vie on the side of a direct lightning strike from Venus/Medusa and subsequent sonic shock blast waves similar to cymatics, maybe. I am torn between man made and nature made. Possibly more questions but I'll put this out there for now. On the basis of instant fossilisation and rock formation via lightning, which is present at the Tor as far as ammonites go, what factors decide the geology of a hill/mountain? What has to be lightning struck to produce limestone, for example?

Was the Tor (rock outcrop) formed as a direct interplanetary lightning bolt between Earth and Venus/Medusa?ĭo the terraces exhibit any shock wave patterning? Any EU ideas on potential formation of the terraces? A number of possible explanations for them have been put forward:ĥ) Staggered erosion due to different types of rock (added by me as read elsewhere) The seven deep, roughly symmetrical terraces are one of the Tor's enduring mysteries. Nowadays, of course, there is water/river managementt and so it is now drained and used for grazing. The low ground level around the Tor is why it used to be submersed and was/is called the Isle of Avalon. It's kind of like the land was sucked in and up to make the material for the Tor. I dont seem to be able to put images up- how to?ġ) The top of the Tor is formed from Bridport Sands and is underlain by clays and limestones.Ģ) The Tor consists of layers of clay and blue lias strata (Jurassic sandstone) with a cap of hard midford sandstone.Įdit: The marshland around the Tor is very flat and at see level. A video on theTor would get a lot of attention and could bring new folk in. Generally speaking, I put all hill/mountain formation down to the actual thunderbolt but having watched the informed Andrew Hall, we're clearly dealing with shock blast patterning as well, at least. The blog is mostly mythological content and so I would like to factor in geological scarring and was hoping to get some educated opinions/facts. Been in the area 16 months so have a feel for the place. Hi, currently putting together a blog about the Glastonbury Tor as per the EU.

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