Evergreen Dazed
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The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 15, 2014, 16:55
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Just found this recent survey (Jul 2013) :
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/384540/FernworthyLR.pdf
Fernworthy (Froggymead) and Assycombe are among my favourite sites, that area of the moor is definitely worth investigating if you've never been.
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Dave1982
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Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 16, 2014, 17:53
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That's a good example of how people used to live, and a lovely site too. The PDF format gave one of the clearest displays I've ever seen !
Stones seemed to have been used to provide a stable foundation for the buildings.
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thesweetcheat
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Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 17, 2014, 08:24
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Love to get to these one day. Great link that.
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Evergreen Dazed
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Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 17, 2014, 10:55
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thesweetcheat wrote: Love to get to these one day. Great link that.
Fernworthy is very special. The trees seem right somehow. The whole place feels right to me. If ever I were to be convinced of 'something active' at an ancient monument, it would be there.
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Dave1982
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Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 17, 2014, 18:15
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Have you ever noticed an Eastern facing arc there at all, by any chance ?
I couldn't see one in the pics.
Dave1982
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Evergreen Dazed
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Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 18, 2014, 08:01
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Dave1982 wrote: Have you ever noticed an Eastern facing arc there at all, by any chance ?
I couldn't see one in the pics.
Dave1982
Sorry if the question seems obvious, but do you mean an arc of circle stones at the east? if so then yes. There is a good plan on the pdf.
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Dave1982
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Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 18, 2014, 18:03
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Evergreen Dazed wrote: Dave1982 wrote: Have you ever noticed an Eastern facing arc there at all, by any chance ?
I couldn't see one in the pics.
Dave1982
Sorry if the question seems obvious, but do you mean an arc of circle stones at the east? if so then yes. There is a good plan on the pdf.
No, I meant an arc of stones, that faces East. I couldn't see one of the PDF but thought if you are familiar with the site you might have noticed one ?
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Evergreen Dazed
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Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 19, 2014, 07:31
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Dave1982 wrote: Evergreen Dazed wrote: Dave1982 wrote: Have you ever noticed an Eastern facing arc there at all, by any chance ?
I couldn't see one in the pics.
Dave1982
Sorry if the question seems obvious, but do you mean an arc of circle stones at the east? if so then yes. There is a good plan on the pdf.
No, I meant an arc of stones, that faces East. I couldn't see one of the PDF but thought if you are familiar with the site you might have noticed one ?
The site at Fernworthy consists of the circle, stone rows, cairns & kists. I've never noticed an arc of stones.
Tbh I'm struggling to think of any site at all that has an arc of East facing stones (without it being part of a circle, obviously)
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nigelswift
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Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 19, 2014, 07:42
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What religious or astronomical use would such a thing be?
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Sanctuary
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Edited Dec 19, 2014, 07:53
Re: The Archaeology of Fernworthy forest
Dec 19, 2014, 07:52
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nigelswift wrote: What religious or astronomical use would such a thing be?
A megalithic astronomical dish of course!
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