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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bucks County PA Sacred Ceremonial Stone LandscapeCountry: United States Region: Mid Atlantic Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Doylestown, PA
Latitude: 40.310110N Longitude: 75.12989W
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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The ceremonial stone landscapes may have served as markers for the many places from which water flowed toward the Delaware, the great river of the area. The presence of large and intriguingly-shaped boulders may also have influenced this site’s placement.
Elements seen here: Short walls accenting unusual or eyecatching boulders, stone groupings on boulders, numerous stone piles, several perched boulders, at least one of them propped, a serpentine wall near a spring and small stream. I did not see a classic split-wedged boulder such as we might expect to see at a site of this many differing features, but I did not have time to cover the whole area, so there may be one or more.
This site is wooded and heavily covered with years of fallen leaves, making it difficult at first to notice all but the most obvious features. The elements are spread over fairly large section of woods, and spending more time there would probably yield more finds. Still, on this first visit, we saw at least three perched or propped boulders, several short walls near unusual features, a serpentine (wiggly) wall, and probably close to forty cairns or rock piles. The rock piles were just that, piles, not formed cairns such as are seen in Monroe County, and nothing like the exquisitely formed cairns at Oley Hills. It is possible these once were formed but collapsed at some point or were knocked down when the area was logged.
The serpentine wall runs up (or down!) a slope. I didn’t clear off leaves and so did not see whether one end sported a tipped up triangular rock, usually thought to be the snake’s head, such as we have seen at other sites.
As at many of these sites, there are many springs and brooks or rills, as well as a swamp at the lowest point. Like many cultures around the world, the builders seem to have revered springs and stone work is often found in connection with them. The stone landscapes may have served as markers for the many places from which water flowed toward the Delaware, the great river of the area. The presence of large and intriguingly-shaped boulders may also have influenced this site’s placement.
This is one of many such sites once spread across this area. How many there once were and how many remain are both impossible to say. Undeveloped areas are for the most part privately owned, usually by people who know nothing about these ceremonial stone landscapes, leaving them unknown and prone to destruction. Fortunately, the owners of this property intend to preserve it. Unfortunately, to keep the site from damage by both ill-intentioned and well-meaning people, we cannot reveal its exact location.
Note: Here is another example of a ceremonial stone landscape of the type specified by the United Southern and Eastern Tribes's recent resolution.
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