Monday, March 27, 2023

Another Sippewissett Rock Pile Site (Falmouth, MA)

 A small site, where the crosshair appears on this map

Or, in the blue outline

This is a small conservation land, a bit hard to get to. I walked there from behind the Chappaquoit Bar and Grill. 

Here, a small neck of land is divided by a stone wall running north-south along its midline. A strange place for a wall but there were signs of boulder quarrying and other, presumably modern, activities. On the east side of this wall, were cedar trees - growing back into what had been an open field. But on the west side of the wall was a tangle of brambles and boulders. Sure enough, following the trail brought us past a rock pile:

I would not have thought an isolated pile was worth recording but, soon enough, some other minor structures appeared in the bushes.

This looks like a small ceremonial. Or it is just a damaged pile. 

Here is the prospect:
There were several rock-on-rocks. 

People wondering what defines a Ceremonial Stone Landscape. It should be clear with such a cluster of small "pointless" piles, all in one spot. 

2 comments :

Tim MacSweeney said...

That second photo appears sort of mortar like...

pwax said...

...yeah.