Out of the woods and back to the field full of very large - round rockpiles. RJ is about to check out this rockpile - which I believe is field clearing with an older - round rockpile in the distance.
This is one of those rockpiles that shows up in the 1939 aerial shot. But like I said - looks like field clearing. Though having said that - it is built up on the bottom like the others - I guess someone could have dumped these larger stones on top. But I really don't think so.
This is a shot of the large rockpile that was in the distance. Off to the left hand side (not shown on this picture) was this...
Is this possible rock mound - but I didn't get a chance to check this possible structure out better - just off in the woods.
Another rockpile in the field - made up of larger stone - which again looks more like field clearing. But it looks like there might be something off in the distance - that I didn't have time to follow up on.
Another rockpile - with the previous pile behind it - this is hard to tell - considering the size of the tree growing out of it. But I do think it's more likely to be field clearing.
But now we're heading to a section that I do believe are structures of very large size. See what I mean about bigger stone on the outside and smaller used in the middle.
Some of these larger rockpiles are built up higher on one side - actually they are all built up (like a ramp) on the same side of each of these.
And again - it looks like a possible manitou stone in the upper left hand side.
Another rockpile - but first - before I talk about this one - there is another rockpile underneath where that tree fell in the distance. But I didn't get a chance to get any shots of it.
This stone is actuallly wedged in there pretty good - with what looks like some stray bullet damage.
The center of the structure.
This is another rockpile - note the 'ramp'.
RJ heading to the ramp.
It's built up more like a small wall - with the mound off in the distance.
Another rockpile in the same area - that looks like field clearing to me.
The thing is just a mess.
RJ off to check out another of the rockpiles.
Again - larger stone on the outer ring - smaller towards the center.
Over at Rock Piles, Peter just posted up "Indian Mountain Complex - Tennessee;" it has something to say about "field clearing" starting on page 3. In my own yard, cleaning up what I thought were modern junk piles (and then cutting back the vegetation, blowing away the debris of leaves etc.)are actually small mounds and a possible larger one, that probably had stones removed from it to use in other places, rather than thrown on 'em.
ReplyDeleteThose are really puzzling. The large ones with rings of larger rocks surrounding smaller one do seem like field clearing but, as you point out, others don't fit that pattern.
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