<< Text Pages >> Nipsachuk - Cairn in United States in New England
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Site WatchSite Name: Nipsachuk Alternative Name: North Smithfield Cairn FieldCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 19.137 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: New England Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Providence Nearest Village: North Smithfield
Latitude: 41.966670N Longitude: 71.55W
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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Cairn Cemetery in Providence County, Rhode Island. At least 100 rock piles within an area of 230 acres. The cairns are approximately 3 feet high and 4 feet wide. Argument exists over the origin of this stone mound cairn field. The Wampanoag Nation's Seaconke Indian tribe claims it is a burial ground, with cairns marking both burial sites and memorials. Some authorities differ in their assessments, believing it to be the remains of field clearing in colonial America.
The Narragansett Improvement Co. plan for a housing project on the site have prompted conflicting archaeological surveys to determine the origin of the structures. The development is currently denied by the town planning commission, but the town continues to seek to have the area declared a historic site to block future development efforts. The location given is for the town of Smithfield. The actual site is on private land.
Note: Archaeologists for hire may be providing conflicting analysis, but developer's findings remain under wraps. See latest comment.
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