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<< Other Photo Pages >> Monterey Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in United States in The South

Submitted by bat400 on Wednesday, 02 January 2013  Page Views: 3690

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Monterey Standing Stone
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Knoxville, Tennessee  Nearest Village: Monterey, Tennessee
Latitude: 36.144400N  Longitude: 85.2647W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Monterey Standing Stone submitted by bat400 : Photo by "Jtknoxguy," 2007. "I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. If this is not legally possible: I grant any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law." (Vote or comment on this photo)
The pink sandstone megalith was described as having stood along an Indian trail passing between the Tennessee River (near what is now Kingston, TN) and the Cumberland River. The location was about a mile west of the center of what is now the town of Monterey.

According to regional archaeologist William Edward Myer, early accounts stated that historic Indians "held it in high regard," but that their beliefs about the stone had never been recorded. Accounts collected by Myer in the early 20th century varied, with some describing the stone as one of a pair, as an eight foot tall stone about a foot square in cross section, and as having been roughly carved into the shape of a sitting canine. At some point the stone fell over or was upended and people began to collect chips of the stone. A local organization collected the remaining pieces and incorporated them into a stone monument which can be seen today in a small city park.

The location given here is for the current monument.

[Source: Donald B. Ball and John C. Waggoner, Jr., "Megaliths in the Upland South: Imposing Stones of Uncertain Function," (PDF) Journal of Alabama Archaeology, Vol 56, No. I, 2010.]
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