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<< Other Photo Pages >> Giant's Thumb and mound - Standing Stone (Menhir) in United States in New England

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Giant's Thumb and mound Alternative Name: Hobbamock's Thumb, Raccoon's Thumb
Country: United States Region: New England Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Salisbury, CT  Nearest Village: Salisbury, CT
Latitude: 41.975700N  Longitude: 73.3959W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
4 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
4

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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

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Giant's Thumb and mound submitted by Flickr : Giant's Thumb on the Appalachian Trail Image copyright: leatherndevil, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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