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Date UncertainSite Name: Foxborough Prayer Seat (2) Alternative Name: Foxborough Site BCountry: United States Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Foxborough
Latitude: 42.060883N Longitude: 71.28315W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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stonetracker visited on 1st Feb 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Horseshoe-shaped wall of rocks, conventionally referred to as a "prayer seat." A bit of a bushwhack to find off the trail system.
A horseshoe shaped wall of rocks. The structure opens to the northeast (Azimuth =50 degrees magnetic north), and also open toward two very large boulders approximately 50 yards away. The wall is approximately 1 metre (3.5 feet) tall and about 1.8m (6 feet) in length. This is Site B on the published map.
Structure : 'Prayer Seat'
GPS Position: N 42º 03.653', W 71º 16.989' (accurate to 25')
Altitude: 415 feet
Location: [Map Button "B"] - Approximately 1/4 mile due north of the perched rock [map button A. No trails to this site, must bush whack through the woods to find.
Source: Local map site B
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