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Foxborough Prayer Seat (2)
Date Added: 13th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 3
Foxborough Prayer Seat (2) submitted by stonetracker on 12th Jan 2023. Horseshoe-shaped stone structure.
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Log Text: Horseshoe-shaped wall of rocks, conventionally referred to as a "prayer seat." A bit of a bushwhack to find off the trail system.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (3)
Date Added: 14th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Foxborough Prayer Seat (3) submitted by stonetracker on 15th Jan 2023. A modern stomr fireplace and seat close to this site. The intent of this photo is to show evidence of modern usage very close to the prayer seat site, i.e. the little fireplace/niche and the stone seat on supports which I believe are fairly new. We sometimes see modern practical structures around here juxtaposed with possibly more "ancient" structures like prayer seats.
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Log Text: Horseshoe or U-shaped wall of rocks. Possibly a "prayer seat." Considerable bushwhack off Messenger Rd trail. Roughly 500 ft east of the Foxborough Cairn site.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (4)
Date Added: 15th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Foxborough Prayer Seat (4) submitted by stonetracker on 15th Jan 2023. Site C in archive.org map. Good condition as of 2018.
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Log Text: Horseshoe or U-shaped structure. Possibly a "prayer seat." This is a bit of a bushwhack east of Messenger Rd trail or northeast of High Rock Rd & Megley trail jct.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (5)
Date Added: 28th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 2
Foxborough Prayer Seat (5) submitted by stonetracker on 28th Jan 2023. Front view. Prayer seat overlooks a wetland.
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Log Text: A number of ways to access, but the shortest way is from Thurston St. Take Megley trail north for 1/2 to 3/4 mile then take a side trail on right down a steep slope for 100-200 yds. Site is 100 ft east bushwhack in the woods and not easy to spot from side trail due to overgrowth. But site itself is clear of trees.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (5)
Date Added: 28th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 2
Foxborough Prayer Seat (5) submitted by stonetracker on 28th Jan 2023. Front view. Prayer seat overlooks a wetland.
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Log Text: A number of ways to access, but the shortest way is from Thurston St. Take Megley trail north for 1/2 to 3/4 mile then take a side trail on right down a steep slope for 100-200 yds. Site is 100 ft east bushwhack in the woods and not easy to spot from side trail due to overgrowth. But site itself is clear of trees.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (6)
Date Added: 19th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Foxborough Prayer Seat (6) submitted by stonetracker on 19th Jan 2023. Small horseshoe or u-shaped structure. Possibly a "prayer seat." Smaller than similar structures in the area and somewhat degraded condition.
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Log Text: Site O on published map. This is a fair distance south of High Rock Rd trail and well southeast of Megley, about 50 ft off a side trail. Long walk from any of the parking lots.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (7)
Date Added: 23rd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Foxborough Prayer Seat (7) submitted by stonetracker on 1st Feb 2023. Site T on published map.This prayer seat is in so-so shape. Either degraded or partially buried. Its twin, Foxborough Prayer Seat (8), is only 40-50 ft east in similar shape
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Log Text: Site T on published map. Best accessed from Thurston St lot. There are a number of trails to get there (one being a side trail south off of Megley), all long, and with a roughly 300 ft bushwhack at the end from the nearest trail.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (7)
Date Added: 1st Feb 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Foxborough Prayer Seat (7) submitted by stonetracker on 23rd Jan 2023. Took some effort to find, as it is in the bushes. The U-shaped enclosure, which could be a prayer seat, has settled a bit into the topsoil.
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Log Text: Revisited. No change but added a photo. This site is located in difficult terrain, as it is deep in a valley with steep sides and no direct trail. If you approach from the south, be prepared to cross a wetland.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (8)
Date Added: 1st Feb 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Foxborough Prayer Seat (8) submitted by stonetracker on 1st Feb 2023. Another angle
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Log Text: This is Site U on published map. See visitor log for Foxborough Prayer Seat (7) for access.
Foxborough Prayer Seat (9)
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Foxborough Prayer Seat (9) submitted by stonetracker on 21st Jan 2023. A horseshoe or U-shaped stone structure. possibly a "prayer seat." The structure appears to be partly buried or the topsoil has filled in to some extent.
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Log Text: Site X on published map. Access probably closest to the High Rock parking lot. Hike down High Rock Rd past the Megley Trail jct. Just before a waterhole, take a side trail north and walk 200 yards or so. The site is off trail about 30 ft on the left.
Foxborough Prayer Seat and Stone Ring
Date Added: 23rd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Foxborough Prayer Seat and Stone Ring submitted by stonetracker on 1st Feb 2023. "Prayer seat" detail
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Log Text: Site is 500-1000 ft north of Megley Trail on a side trail. As I recall it is sitting on a flat stone ledge just above the trail but that needs to be verified. Thurston St lot is best for parking and access.
Foxborough Prayer Seat and Stone Ring
Date Added: 1st Feb 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Foxborough Prayer Seat and Stone Ring submitted by stonetracker on 23rd Jan 2023. The U-shaped enclosure.
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Log Text: Revisited this site. Access as described in 2018. The side trail northwest off of Megley is directly opposite the side trail southeast to the Dolmen site. The trail leads directly to the site over a series of steep ledges. The site itself is on the highest flat ledge.
Foxborough Standing Stone (1)
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Foxborough Standing Stone (1) submitted by stonetracker on 22nd Jan 2023. Another view
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Log Text: Likely Site F on published map (to be confirmed). This is a significant hike from either the High Rock or Thurston St parking lot. It's about a 50 ft bushwhack off the Megley Trail, opposite the Dolmen site.
Foxborough Standing Stone (2)
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Foxborough Standing Stone (2) submitted by stonetracker on 31st Jan 2023. Another view.
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Log Text: A short bushwhack north off of Megley Trail. Closest parking is the Thurston St lot.
Foxborough Standing Stone (2)
Date Added: 31st Jan 2023
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 2
Foxborough Standing Stone (5 submitted by stonetracker on 21st Jan 2023. Site Q on published map. This standing stone was originally twice as tall but the top half broke off sometime between 2003 and 2017. The broken half is lying on the ground in the foreground. The buttress stones are still there. Clearly manmade.
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Log Text: An update on access. This site is accessed from a trail north from Megley, opposite the Dolmen site trailhead. Climb up trail 100 yds or so onto open ledges. Just after the ledges, turn right and bushwhack into the woods about 75 ft. Site is very difficult to spot from trail as it is surrounded by trees; GPS is helpful.
Foxborough Standing Stone (3)
Date Added: 24th Jan 2023
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Foxborough Standing Stone (3) submitted by stonetracker on 28th Jan 2023. Small stone mound nearby witn same marking. Likely a state property boundary.
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Log Text: Site L on published map. Best accessed via a long walk on a side trail east from Megley. The side trailhead is not far from the Thurston St lot. The standing stone is small, slightly off the trail, and rather inconspicuous.
Foxborough Standing Stone (3)
Date Added: 27th Jan 2023
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2023
Foxborough Standing Stone (3) submitted by stonetracker on 24th Jan 2023. 2 foot high pointer standing stone is small and easy to miss. Note the small supporting stones surrounding the base of the standing stone.
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Log Text: Revisited site. Mostly unchanged, except that the top of stone has been painted blue (see comments)
Foxborough Standing Stone (4)
Date Added: 19th Jan 2023
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: United States
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Foxborough Standing Stone (4) submitted by stonetracker on 19th Jan 2023. This is the triangular rock on the left side of the photo. My opinion is that this is natural, either a glacial artifact or a broken off piece of stone due to frost fracture or weathering.
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Log Text: This is 500 ft or so east of Megley Trail near a side trail. Been a while but I recall this being a bushwhack to some extent. Long walk from any of the parking lots.
Foxborough Standing Stone (5)
Date Added: 1st Feb 2023
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Foxborough Standing Stone (5) submitted by stonetracker on 31st Jan 2023. Standing stone as of 06/2017. Stone has broken in half and at least one piece now lies on ground in front. There are a few other support stones at the base.
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Log Text: Best accessed from Thurston St lot via Megley Trail. About 400-500 ft past Foxborough Perched Boulder (5), it's a 100 ft or so bushwhack north off the Megley Trail.
Foxborough Stone Pile
Date Added: 24th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: United States (New England)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Foxborough Stone Pile submitted by stonetracker on 13th Jan 2023. Rock pile built on ground, not supported by ledge or boulder
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Log Text: Site W on published map. Medium aggregate rockpile. A significant bushwhack off of Messenger Rd trail.