Talk:The Bridestones

Discovered in 1764
User:Dimadick added this article to Category:1764 archaeological discoveries, one the grounds that 1764 is apparently the year the Bridestones were first documented. I even find that unlikely (I'll bet they're shown on older maps, for example), but either way I don't think "first documented" is the same as "discovered", and I don't think this article belongs in that category - no-one would ever look for it there. The Bridestones are pretty obvious and will have been known since time immemorial. I don't want this to become an edit war. Any thoughts? Dave.Dunford (talk) 16:49, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
 * It appears that the 1764 reference is to the use of the monument as a source of roadstone and several sources suggest it was larger before this damage occurred. I think this supports my argument. Dave.Dunford (talk) 17:04, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
 * The article specifies that it was not recorded at all in a 1723 survey, so it was not "known since time immemorial". Dimadick (talk) 11:15, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Dave.Dunford (talk) 10:57, 27 June 2023 (UTC)