Thursday, March 18, 2010

Rectangular Chambered Cairn - from a lakeshore rock pile site in Carlisle MA

The site where I saw this rock pile was described in detail earlier (click here). The structure deserves a closer look - a rectangular rock pile with a "tail" and one or more internal hollows.

For comparison, here is the first large rock pile I saw at the site, of a similar design:

7 comments :

pwax said...

I have to admit, that "tail" is an awful lot like the main pile at Apron Hill.

Norman said...

I've found "tails" for a platform cairn at the Oley Hills site and also in Vermont.

pwax said...

Lets collect the pictures in one place. I also am suspicious there may be a connection to the "Sunday" piles with retaining walls.

Norman said...

Is there a moss covered small standing stone at the end of the first large stone mound you saw (last one in the video)?

pwax said...

Not sure what you mean.

Norman said...

The second video shows a long stone mound, at the end of which is a moss covered stone that rises above all the others. My eye was drawn to it.

pwax said...

I see it, not sure it was deliberately placed, or moved later into that position.