On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:26:48 -0700, Gareth <ghughesarch@aol.com> wrote: It might be interesting to look at the methods and standards of research of those who support alternative explanations of the origins of Newport Tower other than it was built in the seventeenth century as a windmill. The first thing these people do is to "dismiss" (at least to their own satisfaction) the possibility