<< Our Photo Pages >> Foxborough Dolmen - Marker Stone in United States
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Date UncertainSite Name: Foxborough Dolmen Alternative Name: Foxborough Site DCountry: United States Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Foxborough, MA
Latitude: 42.053933N Longitude: 71.283067W
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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lisabfromct88 visited on 5th Mar 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
stonetracker visited on 1st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Site is equidistant from either the High Rock or Thurston St lots. From Thurston St, take Megley Trail about 3/4 of a mile. After you pass the side trail to Foxborough Standing Stone (2), take the next side trail for 50 ft east to the site which is on a flat ledge.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3
The top surface of the slab contains two long curved grooves that appear to be deliberately carved rather than the result of weathering or cracks. This is the only structure like this in the park. And there are very few, if any, like it in New England that I can recall.
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There are perched boulders nearby, see for example here and here
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31m SE 134° Foxborough Stone Row (1)* Stone Row / Alignment
66m NW 320° Foxborough Standing Stone (1)* Standing Stone (Menhir)
141m WSW 251° Foxborough Standing Stone (2)* Marker Stone
175m SSE 158° Foxborough Standing Stone (4)* Marker Stone
179m NNW 347° Foxborough Stone Row (2)* Stone Row / Alignment
182m S 178° Foxborough Prayer Seat (8)* Cairn
182m SW 227° Foxborough Standing Stone (5)* Marker Stone
187m S 180° Foxborough Prayer Seat (7)* Cairn
195m WNW 287° Foxborough Prayer Seat and Stone Ring* Cairn
249m ESE 120° Foxborough Prayer Seat (6)* Cairn
257m SSW 206° Foxborough Prayer Seat (5)* Cairn
270m WSW 251° Foxborough Perched Boulder (5)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
298m WSW 237° Foxborough Cairn* Cairn
410m S 180° Foxborough Stone Ring* Ring Cairn
459m S 190° Foxborough Perched Boulder (4)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
501m NNE 22° Foxborough Prayer Seat (9)* Cairn
514m SSW 197° Foxborough Standing Stone (3)* Marker Stone
529m SSW 202° Foxborough Perched Boulder (3)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
538m N 9° Foxborough Prayer Seat (4)* Cairn
544m S 189° Foxborough Prayer Seat (10)* Cairn
561m N 357° Foxborough Perched Boulder (1)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
591m NE 44° Foxborough Marker Stone* Rock Outcrop
596m NE 44° Foxborough Prayer Seat (1)* Cairn
647m SW 217° Foxborough Perched Boulder (6)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
697m N 2° Foxborough Prayer Seat (11)* Cairn
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