In search of the Stone Chamber - Episode Two

I have to admit something, I’m not much of a scientist. As much as I try to stay focused and follow some kind of scientific approach, I’m much like a dog who tries to follow a scent, and a squirrel runs by. Off he goes after the squirrel until the next thing grabs his attention. 

Going into my second visit to the site, my intention was to begin at the cairn and proceed along an east-west axis, documenting as I went. I would travel about 500 feet before moving 30 or so feet north and then heading back. This would keep me on a grid-like pattern. 

Cairn

I arrived at the cairn and noticed the first stone prayer about 10 feet to the east. Off in the distance, maybe 50 feet to the southeast, I spotted another stone prayer and another to the north. From there, I had to check out the glacial erratic over to the left, and before I knew it, my grid was more like a plate of spaghetti. 

First Trip

I did have a productive day, however. I counted approximately 15 to 25 stone prayers. I say approximately because some of them were covered with debris, some may have been knocked down if they were stone prayers, and some may have been field clearing piles. I knew I would be coming back to explore more. 

Stone Prayer

In addition to the stone prayers I also located three stone foundations in various states of disrepair. The largest I believe was a large “bank” barn. Farmers would often build barns into the side of a hill or bank. This would provide easy access to the second floor for wagons and other farm implements. 

The second foundation was smaller, and it was a small outbuilding. I could not determine what it may have been used for. 

Stone Prayer

The third foundation was for a fairly large house. I could see the remains of the chimney, which was in the middle of the basement. 

Stone Row

I also saw a series of stone walls. Some of these were very well made and several feet high. Others were much simpler in their design, two or three courses high. These walls were sometimes connected and had lengthy sections. Others were short, independent sections, not connected with the other sections. 

There were no trails or paths connecting them. 

Effigy?

Due to time constraints, I needed to end my exploration. Although it was a very productive day, I did not find a stone chamber or anything that even resembled one. 

Cairn Close-up

My next step would be more research.