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A reader asks about rock piles on her property
Reader Jane writes:
I am sending some photos of
the piles. The first 3 photos shows the larger of the two and is about
15 feet in diameter, about 4 feet high on the lower end and about 2 feet
on the upper side of the hill that it is on.
The last 3 photos are of
the smaller one ............. about 12 feet in diameter and more uniform
in height at about 3 feet as it is on more level ground. They are
within several hundred feet of each other. There are stone walls on the
property so we found it odd to see these two circular stone piles.
I didn't know quite how to find out about them and luckily found your
site. I took these pictures last week when my husband and I were in the
woods to look at trees to be cut. I ended up with an ER run that night
as I picked up a deer tick .......... most likely on that first rock
pile as I pulled branches, etc. from it to get a better photo which I
didn't do with the second one. It would sure seem to make those photos
and that ER run worthwhile if we have stumbled onto something!!
Whatever information you would like to share with others is fine. I live in Pittsfield and just found this ...........
I have seen piles like the first one which, in the end I decided were from field clearing. In that case I had several examples. But the second pile here seems more Native American. So I am not sure. Was there hollow on top of that first one?
ReplyDeleteIf the interior of the piles are filled with fist-sized stones or smaller, then it is possible the piles are Native American. Similar looking piles are found in Vermont.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. I shall look more closely at the rocks and try to better describe them and the surface of the top.
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