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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Giant's Thumb and mound Alternative Name: Hobbamock's Thumb, Raccoon's ThumbCountry: United States Region: New England Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Salisbury, CT Nearest Village: Salisbury, CT
Latitude: 41.975700N Longitude: 73.3959W
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 |
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in New England
On the Appalachian Trail just north of the town of Salisbury. Site is approx 2 miles southeast of entry right on the trail. The standing stone is appx 9-10 feet high and uncarved (a rude stone). A low mound, cut in half by the trail is 20-30 feet beyond in the same direction. No excavations have been carried out that I know of, but the AT is an ancient Native American throughway in northwestern CT, connecting what is now NY, MA and CT.
If you follow the trail a little to the right of the stone, the mound is visible between the trees with the trail cutting through the lower left quadrant (satellite view). This is also visible on the ground, perfectly round, obviously man made. I was surprised this earthen feature is never mentioned in any books or websites
Sent in by Tom Morganti
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