zennor hill towards sperris croft and quoit. the germans have a better word than the (romantic overtones of) english landscape – landshaft or land shape. important now as it undoubtedly was for our ancestors throughout prehistory. . . . #ancienttimes, #ancientlandscape, #landshaft, #theshapeofstones, #landshape, #ancientwisdom, #memoryspace, #orienteering, #songlines, #memorytrails, #tors, #carns, #stonestories, #neolithictransition #mesolithicneolithic,
September 15, 2021 /
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zennor hill towards sperris croft and quoit. the germans have a better word than the (romantic overtones of) english landscape – landshaft or land shape. important now as it undoubtedly was for our ancestors throughout prehistory. . . . #ancienttimes, #ancientlandscape, #landshaft, #theshapeofstones, #landshape, #ancientwisdom, #memoryspace, #orienteering, #songlines, #memorytrails, #tors, #carns, #stonestories, #neolithictransition #mesolithicneolithic,
September 15, 2021 /
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zennor hill looking towards zennor quoit. ‘the tors were not only their source of inspiration, but they were constructed in the form of tors. in elevating large stones, these people were emulating the work of a super-ancestral past. the dolmens, in effect, were the tors dismantled and put back together again to resemble their original form. once constructed, they could themselves be tors’…(TILLEY)solutions or rock basins on the upper surface of tor stones form over many millennia by the continual agitation of rain water combined with the acidic action of sediments within the rock to create deep circular depressions that can penetrate right through the rock (see previous post). these are found all over the granite tors of west penwith in close proximity to the megalithic monuments. borlase was the first to recognise the significance they had in the eyes of our ancestors as ‘sacred’ basins of water, perhaps seen by them in turn, as the ceremonial ‘art’work of their ancestors. this view shows zennor quoit (centre) set against trink hill on that appears just above the horizon from the vantage point of the rock basin. #solutionsbasin, #rockbasin, #ancienthistory, #ancientrituals, #sacredwater, #sacredwaters, #quoits, #zennor, #zennorhill, #zennorquoit, #megalthic, #ancientmonument, #ancientwisdom, #tors, #granitetors, #westpenwith, #megaliths, #montagecity.com,
August 11, 2021 /
Comments Off on zennor hill looking towards zennor quoit. ‘the tors were not only their source of inspiration, but they were constructed in the form of tors. in elevating large stones, these people were emulating the work of a super-ancestral past. the dolmens, in effect, were the tors dismantled and put back together again to resemble their original form. once constructed, they could themselves be tors’…(TILLEY)solutions or rock basins on the upper surface of tor stones form over many millennia by the continual agitation of rain water combined with the acidic action of sediments within the rock to create deep circular depressions that can penetrate right through the rock (see previous post). these are found all over the granite tors of west penwith in close proximity to the megalithic monuments. borlase was the first to recognise the significance they had in the eyes of our ancestors as ‘sacred’ basins of water, perhaps seen by them in turn, as the ceremonial ‘art’work of their ancestors. this view shows zennor quoit (centre) set against trink hill on that appears just above the horizon from the vantage point of the rock basin. #solutionsbasin, #rockbasin, #ancienthistory, #ancientrituals, #sacredwater, #sacredwaters, #quoits, #zennor, #zennorhill, #zennorquoit, #megalthic, #ancientmonument, #ancientwisdom, #tors, #granitetors, #westpenwith, #megaliths, #montagecity.com,
zennor hill looking towards zennor quoit. ‘the tors were not only their source of inspiration, but they were constructed in the form of tors. in elevating large stones, these people were emulating the work of a super-ancestral past. the dolmens, in effect, were the tors dismantled and put back together again to resemble their original form. once constructed, they could themselves be tors’…(TILLEY)solutions or rock basins on the upper surface of tor stones form over many millennia by the continual agitation of rain water combined with the acidic action of sediments within the rock to create deep circular depressions that can penetrate right through the rock (see previous post). these are found all over the granite tors of west penwith in close proximity to the megalithic monuments. borlase was the first to recognise the significance they had in the eyes of our ancestors as ‘sacred’ basins of water, perhaps seen by them in turn, as the ceremonial ‘art’work of their ancestors. this view shows zennor quoit (centre) set against trink hill on that appears just above the horizon from the vantage point of the rock basin. #solutionsbasin, #rockbasin, #ancienthistory, #ancientrituals, #sacredwater, #sacredwaters, #quoits, #zennor, #zennorhill, #zennorquoit, #megalthic, #ancientmonument, #ancientwisdom, #tors, #granitetors, #westpenwith, #megaliths, #montagecity.com,
August 11, 2021 /
Comments Off on zennor hill looking towards zennor quoit. ‘the tors were not only their source of inspiration, but they were constructed in the form of tors. in elevating large stones, these people were emulating the work of a super-ancestral past. the dolmens, in effect, were the tors dismantled and put back together again to resemble their original form. once constructed, they could themselves be tors’…(TILLEY)solutions or rock basins on the upper surface of tor stones form over many millennia by the continual agitation of rain water combined with the acidic action of sediments within the rock to create deep circular depressions that can penetrate right through the rock (see previous post). these are found all over the granite tors of west penwith in close proximity to the megalithic monuments. borlase was the first to recognise the significance they had in the eyes of our ancestors as ‘sacred’ basins of water, perhaps seen by them in turn, as the ceremonial ‘art’work of their ancestors. this view shows zennor quoit (centre) set against trink hill on that appears just above the horizon from the vantage point of the rock basin. #solutionsbasin, #rockbasin, #ancienthistory, #ancientrituals, #sacredwater, #sacredwaters, #quoits, #zennor, #zennorhill, #zennorquoit, #megalthic, #ancientmonument, #ancientwisdom, #tors, #granitetors, #westpenwith, #megaliths, #montagecity.com,
zennor hill. this extraordinary set of stone outcrops holds many unusual features, from rock basins to zoomorphic forms – deep fissures, runnels, voids, chamber-like enclosures and holed stones, that it would be difficult not to believe that it would have held an important place in prehistoric cosmologies. whether marking out a territory or simply connecting up with adjacent communities, planning activity exchanging stories or goods, or giving homage to ancestors or the sun these places were visited and revered and connected ancient communities to the land.#specialplaces, #prehistory, #landscape, #landform, #megaliths, #stoneshape, #megalithicsocieties, #ancienthistory, #ancientwisdom, #ancestors, #sungods, #montagecity.com
August 10, 2021 /
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zennor hill. this extraordinary set of stone outcrops holds many unusual features, from rock basins to zoomorphic forms – deep fissures, runnels, voids, chamber-like enclosures and holed stones, that it would be difficult not to believe that it would have held an important place in prehistoric cosmologies. whether marking out a territory or simply connecting up with adjacent communities, planning activity exchanging stories or goods, or giving homage to ancestors or the sun these places were visited and revered and connected ancient communities to the land.#specialplaces, #prehistory, #landscape, #landform, #megaliths, #stoneshape, #megalithicsocieties, #ancienthistory, #ancientwisdom, #ancestors, #sungods, #montagecity.com
August 10, 2021 /
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‘slabs that have toppled from the top of the rock stacks… rest horizontally or vertically against their sides, creating slanting roofed chambers large enough to enter and walk through’. (TILLEY). the proximity of zennor and sperris quoits raises the possibility that these emblematic rock formations were the precursors to these early monuments and were deliberately mimicked by their builders. this possible propped stone sits across two large tor stones creating an effective chamber. it seems that the careful curating of a found or given tor formation was readerly transformed by the judicious addition of a ‘capstone’ propped up at one end by a smaller bolder … things found; things altered; things mimicked. isn’t this redolent of modernist art practice? #balancingstones, #proppedstones, #loganstone, #torstacks, #tors, #capstone, #chamberedtomb, #dolmen, #quoits, #ancientsites, #ancientwisdom, #ancientmodern, #ancientmodernism, #zennorhill, #westpenwith, #foundobjects, #foundrealty, #alternativereality, #transformedreality, #mimesis,
August 6, 2021 /
Comments Off on ‘slabs that have toppled from the top of the rock stacks… rest horizontally or vertically against their sides, creating slanting roofed chambers large enough to enter and walk through’. (TILLEY). the proximity of zennor and sperris quoits raises the possibility that these emblematic rock formations were the precursors to these early monuments and were deliberately mimicked by their builders. this possible propped stone sits across two large tor stones creating an effective chamber. it seems that the careful curating of a found or given tor formation was readerly transformed by the judicious addition of a ‘capstone’ propped up at one end by a smaller bolder … things found; things altered; things mimicked. isn’t this redolent of modernist art practice? #balancingstones, #proppedstones, #loganstone, #torstacks, #tors, #capstone, #chamberedtomb, #dolmen, #quoits, #ancientsites, #ancientwisdom, #ancientmodern, #ancientmodernism, #zennorhill, #westpenwith, #foundobjects, #foundrealty, #alternativereality, #transformedreality, #mimesis,
‘slabs that have toppled from the top of the rock stacks… rest horizontally or vertically against their sides, creating slanting roofed chambers large enough to enter and walk through’. (TILLEY). the proximity of zennor and sperris quoits raises the possibility that these emblematic rock formations were the precursors to these early monuments and were deliberately mimicked by their builders. this possible propped stone sits across two large tor stones creating an effective chamber. it seems that the careful curating of a found or given tor formation was readerly transformed by the judicious addition of a ‘capstone’ propped up at one end by a smaller bolder … things found; things altered; things mimicked. isn’t this redolent of modernist art practice? #balancingstones, #proppedstones, #loganstone, #torstacks, #tors, #capstone, #chamberedtomb, #dolmen, #quoits, #ancientsites, #ancientwisdom, #ancientmodern, #ancientmodernism, #zennorhill, #westpenwith, #foundobjects, #foundrealty, #alternativereality, #transformedreality, #mimesis,
August 6, 2021 /
Comments Off on ‘slabs that have toppled from the top of the rock stacks… rest horizontally or vertically against their sides, creating slanting roofed chambers large enough to enter and walk through’. (TILLEY). the proximity of zennor and sperris quoits raises the possibility that these emblematic rock formations were the precursors to these early monuments and were deliberately mimicked by their builders. this possible propped stone sits across two large tor stones creating an effective chamber. it seems that the careful curating of a found or given tor formation was readerly transformed by the judicious addition of a ‘capstone’ propped up at one end by a smaller bolder … things found; things altered; things mimicked. isn’t this redolent of modernist art practice? #balancingstones, #proppedstones, #loganstone, #torstacks, #tors, #capstone, #chamberedtomb, #dolmen, #quoits, #ancientsites, #ancientwisdom, #ancientmodern, #ancientmodernism, #zennorhill, #westpenwith, #foundobjects, #foundrealty, #alternativereality, #transformedreality, #mimesis,
this viewing platform of large granite grounders offers a natural amphitheatre for surveying the surrounding terrain and the coast and may have played an important role in prehistoric gatherings and ceremonies. these special places have always played such a role throughout our human history in marking out the terrain to come together, take respite and to exchange stories and goods.#gathering, #prehistory, #prehistoricsites, #prehistoriclandscape, #exchange, #ancientsites, #ancientsite, #ancientwisdom, #gatheringplaces, #naturalamphitheatre, #ancientamphitheatre, #specialsites, #zennorhill, #westpenwith,#montagecity.com
August 5, 2021 /
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this viewing platform of large granite grounders offers a natural amphitheatre for surveying the surrounding terrain and the coast and may have played an important role in prehistoric gatherings and ceremonies. these special places have always played such a role throughout our human history in marking out the terrain to come together, take respite and to exchange stories and goods.#gathering, #prehistory, #prehistoricsites, #prehistoriclandscape, #exchange, #ancientsites, #ancientsite, #ancientwisdom, #gatheringplaces, #naturalamphitheatre, #ancientamphitheatre, #specialsites, #zennorhill, #westpenwith,#montagecity.com
August 5, 2021 /
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yor tor causewayed enclosure. dartmoor. english heritage mentions it in connection with the bronzage reave field system associated with yor and corndon tors but could be much earlier as their cousins in cornwall which date to early neolithic. built stone walls connect to tor stones to form a circular enclosure which runs down the slope of the hill towards the east. again as with the bronze age cairns the tors are incorporated into the megalith to capture their power as containers of ancestral culture. ..#neolithic #bronzage, #enclosure, #torenclosure, #yartor, #prehistory, #tumulus, #torcairn, #ancienthistory, #ancientlandscapes #dartmoor, #megaliths, #megalithiclandscapes. #ancestors
August 5, 2021 /
Comments Off on yor tor causewayed enclosure. dartmoor. english heritage mentions it in connection with the bronzage reave field system associated with yor and corndon tors but could be much earlier as their cousins in cornwall which date to early neolithic. built stone walls connect to tor stones to form a circular enclosure which runs down the slope of the hill towards the east. again as with the bronze age cairns the tors are incorporated into the megalith to capture their power as containers of ancestral culture. ..#neolithic #bronzage, #enclosure, #torenclosure, #yartor, #prehistory, #tumulus, #torcairn, #ancienthistory, #ancientlandscapes #dartmoor, #megaliths, #megalithiclandscapes. #ancestors
yor tor causewayed enclosure. dartmoor. english heritage mentions it in connection with the bronzage reave field system associated with yor and corndon tors but could be much earlier as their cousins in cornwall which date to early neolithic. built stone walls connect to tor stones to form a circular enclosure which runs down the slope of the hill towards the east. again as with the bronze age cairns the tors are incorporated into the megalith to capture their power as containers of ancestral culture. ..#neolithic #bronzage, #enclosure, #torenclosure, #yartor, #prehistory, #tumulus, #torcairn, #ancienthistory, #ancientlandscapes #dartmoor, #megaliths, #megalithiclandscapes. #ancestors
August 5, 2021 /
Comments Off on yor tor causewayed enclosure. dartmoor. english heritage mentions it in connection with the bronzage reave field system associated with yor and corndon tors but could be much earlier as their cousins in cornwall which date to early neolithic. built stone walls connect to tor stones to form a circular enclosure which runs down the slope of the hill towards the east. again as with the bronze age cairns the tors are incorporated into the megalith to capture their power as containers of ancestral culture. ..#neolithic #bronzage, #enclosure, #torenclosure, #yartor, #prehistory, #tumulus, #torcairn, #ancienthistory, #ancientlandscapes #dartmoor, #megaliths, #megalithiclandscapes. #ancestors
corndon tor cairn. nr dartmeet dartmoor. augmented reality bronze age style. a natural stone feature is built into a bronze age stone cairn. it is one of four cairns on corndon down all in region of 24m in diameter and about 1.8 to 2m high. this one probably more symbolic than used for burial it reflects the importance given to these tors and their role in the ritual practices of the day. the shape and form of the tor probably resonates too with earlier periods holding an idea of the ancestors and of territorial stewardship. …#corndontor, #cairn, #corndontorcairn, #torcairn, #natuaralstonefeature, #augmentedreality, #augmentedstonefeatures, #prehistory, #megalithicstructures, #monuments, #stonemonuments, #bronzeage, #burialcairns, #ritual, #ritualpractices, #rituallandscape, #ceremoniallandscape, #ceremonialcomplex.
August 5, 2021 /
Comments Off on corndon tor cairn. nr dartmeet dartmoor. augmented reality bronze age style. a natural stone feature is built into a bronze age stone cairn. it is one of four cairns on corndon down all in region of 24m in diameter and about 1.8 to 2m high. this one probably more symbolic than used for burial it reflects the importance given to these tors and their role in the ritual practices of the day. the shape and form of the tor probably resonates too with earlier periods holding an idea of the ancestors and of territorial stewardship. …#corndontor, #cairn, #corndontorcairn, #torcairn, #natuaralstonefeature, #augmentedreality, #augmentedstonefeatures, #prehistory, #megalithicstructures, #monuments, #stonemonuments, #bronzeage, #burialcairns, #ritual, #ritualpractices, #rituallandscape, #ceremoniallandscape, #ceremonialcomplex.
corndon tor cairn. nr dartmeet dartmoor. augmented reality bronze age style. a natural stone feature is built into a bronze age stone cairn. it is one of four cairns on corndon down all in region of 24m in diameter and about 1.8 to 2m high. this one probably more symbolic than used for burial it reflects the importance given to these tors and their role in the ritual practices of the day. the shape and form of the tor probably resonates too with earlier periods holding an idea of the ancestors and of territorial stewardship. …#corndontor, #cairn, #corndontorcairn, #torcairn, #natuaralstonefeature, #augmentedreality, #augmentedstonefeatures, #prehistory, #megalithicstructures, #monuments, #stonemonuments, #bronzeage, #burialcairns, #ritual, #ritualpractices, #rituallandscape, #ceremoniallandscape, #ceremonialcomplex.
August 5, 2021 /
Comments Off on corndon tor cairn. nr dartmeet dartmoor. augmented reality bronze age style. a natural stone feature is built into a bronze age stone cairn. it is one of four cairns on corndon down all in region of 24m in diameter and about 1.8 to 2m high. this one probably more symbolic than used for burial it reflects the importance given to these tors and their role in the ritual practices of the day. the shape and form of the tor probably resonates too with earlier periods holding an idea of the ancestors and of territorial stewardship. …#corndontor, #cairn, #corndontorcairn, #torcairn, #natuaralstonefeature, #augmentedreality, #augmentedstonefeatures, #prehistory, #megalithicstructures, #monuments, #stonemonuments, #bronzeage, #burialcairns, #ritual, #ritualpractices, #rituallandscape, #ceremoniallandscape, #ceremonialcomplex.
for one night only. endsleigh, humprey repton landscape. through the square(leaded) window. .#weddedwithnature, #humpreyrepton, #dartmoor, #landscape, #throughthelookingglass, #endsleigh, #reptonlandscape, #endoftheday
August 5, 2021 /
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for one night only. endsleigh, humprey repton landscape. through the square(leaded) window. .#weddedwithnature, #humpreyrepton, #dartmoor, #landscape, #throughthelookingglass, #endsleigh, #reptonlandscape, #endoftheday
August 5, 2021 /
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zennorhill. themovie part1….#theancientworld, #ancientwisdom, #megaliths, #ancientstones, #specialaces #thenaturalworld, #archaeologicalsites, #archaeology, #storiesinstone, zennorhill, #westpenwith, #zennor, #themovie, #architectureandarchaeology, #thestoneage, #megalthicculture
August 5, 2021 /
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zennorhill. themovie part1….#theancientworld, #ancientwisdom, #megaliths, #ancientstones, #specialaces #thenaturalworld, #archaeologicalsites, #archaeology, #storiesinstone, zennorhill, #westpenwith, #zennor, #themovie, #architectureandarchaeology, #thestoneage, #megalthicculture
August 5, 2021 /
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head. painted fired clay. #sculptedhead , #sculpture , #firedclay , #head , #arthead,
August 5, 2021 /
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head. painted fired clay. #sculptedhead , #sculpture , #firedclay , #head , #arthead,
August 5, 2021 /
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tregeseal holed stone. new work. (50.1360530, -5.6536242)..#paintwork , #holedstone , #mixedmedia , #contemporypainting , #ancientmodern , #contemporaryart , #housepaint , #bitumen , #drippainting , #landscape , #landscapepainting , #monument , #ancientstones , #wallwork , #tregasealancientlandscape , #ancientlandscape ..montagecity.com
August 5, 2021 /
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tregeseal holed stone. new work. (50.1360530, -5.6536242)..#paintwork , #holedstone , #mixedmedia , #contemporypainting , #ancientmodern , #contemporaryart , #housepaint , #bitumen , #drippainting , #landscape , #landscapepainting , #monument , #ancientstones , #wallwork , #tregasealancientlandscape , #ancientlandscape ..montagecity.com
August 5, 2021 /
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this viewing platform of large granite grounders offers a natural amphitheatre for surveying the surrounding terrain and the coast and may have played an important role in prehistoric gatherings and ceremonies. these special places have always played such a role throughout our human history in marking out the terrain to come together, take respite and to exchange stories and goods.#gathering, #prehistory, #prehistoricsites, #prehistoriclandscape, #exchange, #ancientsites, #ancientsite, #ancientwisdom, #gatheringplaces, #naturalamphitheatre, #ancientamphitheatre, #specialsites, #montagecity.com
August 5, 2021 /
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this viewing platform of large granite grounders offers a natural amphitheatre for surveying the surrounding terrain and the coast and may have played an important role in prehistoric gatherings and ceremonies. these special places have always played such a role throughout our human history in marking out the terrain to come together, take respite and to exchange stories and goods.#gathering, #prehistory, #prehistoricsites, #prehistoriclandscape, #exchange, #ancientsites, #ancientsite, #ancientwisdom, #gatheringplaces, #naturalamphitheatre, #ancientamphitheatre, #specialsites, #montagecity.com
August 5, 2021 /
Comments Off on this viewing platform of large granite grounders offers a natural amphitheatre for surveying the surrounding terrain and the coast and may have played an important role in prehistoric gatherings and ceremonies. these special places have always played such a role throughout our human history in marking out the terrain to come together, take respite and to exchange stories and goods.#gathering, #prehistory, #prehistoricsites, #prehistoriclandscape, #exchange, #ancientsites, #ancientsite, #ancientwisdom, #gatheringplaces, #naturalamphitheatre, #ancientamphitheatre, #specialsites, #montagecity.com
these tor stones are twisted one to another and form a possible directional pointer to a significant landscape or megalithic feature. within the context of this place where there exists so many curated stone features, is it artifactual or the result of natural processes? this phenomena is a recurrent theme across many sites in west penwith.#markingtheplace, #balancingstones, #loganstone, #proppedstone #stonealignments #pointer, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #sacredwater, #prehistory, #megalith, #ancientwisdom, #projector, #practicalwisdom, #theancestors, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
August 5, 2021 /
Comments Off on these tor stones are twisted one to another and form a possible directional pointer to a significant landscape or megalithic feature. within the context of this place where there exists so many curated stone features, is it artifactual or the result of natural processes? this phenomena is a recurrent theme across many sites in west penwith.#markingtheplace, #balancingstones, #loganstone, #proppedstone #stonealignments #pointer, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #sacredwater, #prehistory, #megalith, #ancientwisdom, #projector, #practicalwisdom, #theancestors, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
these tor stones are twisted one to another and form a possible directional pointer to a significant landscape or megalithic feature. within the context of this place where there exists so many curated stone features, is it artifactual or the result of natural processes? this phenomena is a recurrent theme across many sites in west penwith.#markingtheplace, #balancingstones, #loganstone, #proppedstone #stonealignments #pointer, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #sacredwater, #prehistory, #megalith, #ancientwisdom, #projector, #practicalwisdom, #theancestors, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
August 5, 2021 /
Comments Off on these tor stones are twisted one to another and form a possible directional pointer to a significant landscape or megalithic feature. within the context of this place where there exists so many curated stone features, is it artifactual or the result of natural processes? this phenomena is a recurrent theme across many sites in west penwith.#markingtheplace, #balancingstones, #loganstone, #proppedstone #stonealignments #pointer, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #sacredwater, #prehistory, #megalith, #ancientwisdom, #projector, #practicalwisdom, #theancestors, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
the projection hole and notch at the at its edge throws a v shaped shadow and a pointer of light at midday when its sun is at its highest. the surface of the basin is set at 5* to the vertical and on a north south orientation. this phenomena last around half an hour and its direction changes, it’s position indicating the time of year.
July 31, 2021 /
Comments Off on the projection hole and notch at the at its edge throws a v shaped shadow and a pointer of light at midday when its sun is at its highest. the surface of the basin is set at 5* to the vertical and on a north south orientation. this phenomena last around half an hour and its direction changes, it’s position indicating the time of year.
the projection hole and notch at the at its edge throws a v shaped shadow and a pointer of light at midday when its sun is at its highest. the surface of the basin is set at 5* to the vertical and on a north south orientation. this phenomena last around half an hour and its direction changes, it’s position indicating the time of year.
July 31, 2021 /
Comments Off on the projection hole and notch at the at its edge throws a v shaped shadow and a pointer of light at midday when its sun is at its highest. the surface of the basin is set at 5* to the vertical and on a north south orientation. this phenomena last around half an hour and its direction changes, it’s position indicating the time of year.
this upturned solutions basin has been turned through 90* and set on its edge, and for some considerable time. what is now the basins bottom edge has been eroded away and undercuts its original rim, forming a trough catching the rain water. could it be where ceremonies were performed with offerings to the sun gods or to the place. #markingtheplace, #sungods, #solacamera, #solacalender, #solacycles, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #sacredwater, #prehistory, #megalith, #ancientwisdom, #practicalwisdom, #theancestors, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
July 30, 2021 /
Comments Off on this upturned solutions basin has been turned through 90* and set on its edge, and for some considerable time. what is now the basins bottom edge has been eroded away and undercuts its original rim, forming a trough catching the rain water. could it be where ceremonies were performed with offerings to the sun gods or to the place. #markingtheplace, #sungods, #solacamera, #solacalender, #solacycles, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #sacredwater, #prehistory, #megalith, #ancientwisdom, #practicalwisdom, #theancestors, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
this upturned solutions basin has been turned through 90* and set on its edge, and for some considerable time. what is now the basins bottom edge has been eroded away and undercuts its original rim, forming a trough catching the rain water. could it be where ceremonies were performed with offerings to the sun gods or to the place. #markingtheplace, #sungods, #solacamera, #solacalender, #solacycles, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #sacredwater, #prehistory, #megalith, #ancientwisdom, #practicalwisdom, #theancestors, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
July 30, 2021 /
Comments Off on this upturned solutions basin has been turned through 90* and set on its edge, and for some considerable time. what is now the basins bottom edge has been eroded away and undercuts its original rim, forming a trough catching the rain water. could it be where ceremonies were performed with offerings to the sun gods or to the place. #markingtheplace, #sungods, #solacamera, #solacalender, #solacycles, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #sacredwater, #prehistory, #megalith, #ancientwisdom, #practicalwisdom, #theancestors, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
this stone is very unusual as it is a upturned solutions basin set on its side. the basins bottom edge is eroded away and undercuts its rim forming a trough that collects rain water. the left hand rim has a small hole punched through its edge that projects a ray of light, across basin’s surface, when the sun is at its highest and changing direction with the seasons.#sunstone, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #naturalstonefeature, #calender, #prehistory, #solacamera, #solacalender, #suncalendar, #montagecity.com
July 30, 2021 /
Comments Off on this stone is very unusual as it is a upturned solutions basin set on its side. the basins bottom edge is eroded away and undercuts its rim forming a trough that collects rain water. the left hand rim has a small hole punched through its edge that projects a ray of light, across basin’s surface, when the sun is at its highest and changing direction with the seasons.#sunstone, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #naturalstonefeature, #calender, #prehistory, #solacamera, #solacalender, #suncalendar, #montagecity.com
this stone is very unusual as it is a upturned solutions basin set on its side. the basins bottom edge is eroded away and undercuts its rim forming a trough that collects rain water. the left hand rim has a small hole punched through its edge that projects a ray of light, across basin’s surface, when the sun is at its highest and changing direction with the seasons.#sunstone, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #naturalstonefeature, #calender, #prehistory, #solacamera, #solacalender, #suncalendar, #montagecity.com
July 30, 2021 /
Comments Off on this stone is very unusual as it is a upturned solutions basin set on its side. the basins bottom edge is eroded away and undercuts its rim forming a trough that collects rain water. the left hand rim has a small hole punched through its edge that projects a ray of light, across basin’s surface, when the sun is at its highest and changing direction with the seasons.#sunstone, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #naturalstonefeature, #calender, #prehistory, #solacamera, #solacalender, #suncalendar, #montagecity.com
more tor stones. the extraordinary world of the granite rock outcrops the run through west penwith. (un)natural rock features that create an imaginative environment that inspired the most intensely occupied area in the uk for megalithic monuments throughout prehistory. #prehistory, #neolithic. #mesolithic, #bronzeage, #ironage, #naturalrockfeature, #megaliths, #megalithicmonuments, #rockoutcrops, #rockformation, #rockphotography, #stonemonument,#montagecity.com
July 30, 2021 /
Comments Off on more tor stones. the extraordinary world of the granite rock outcrops the run through west penwith. (un)natural rock features that create an imaginative environment that inspired the most intensely occupied area in the uk for megalithic monuments throughout prehistory. #prehistory, #neolithic. #mesolithic, #bronzeage, #ironage, #naturalrockfeature, #megaliths, #megalithicmonuments, #rockoutcrops, #rockformation, #rockphotography, #stonemonument,#montagecity.com
more tor stones. the extraordinary world of the granite rock outcrops the run through west penwith. (un)natural rock features that create an imaginative environment that inspired the most intensely occupied area in the uk for megalithic monuments throughout prehistory. #prehistory, #neolithic. #mesolithic, #bronzeage, #ironage, #naturalrockfeature, #megaliths, #megalithicmonuments, #rockoutcrops, #rockformation, #rockphotography, #stonemonument,#montagecity.com
July 30, 2021 /
Comments Off on more tor stones. the extraordinary world of the granite rock outcrops the run through west penwith. (un)natural rock features that create an imaginative environment that inspired the most intensely occupied area in the uk for megalithic monuments throughout prehistory. #prehistory, #neolithic. #mesolithic, #bronzeage, #ironage, #naturalrockfeature, #megaliths, #megalithicmonuments, #rockoutcrops, #rockformation, #rockphotography, #stonemonument,#montagecity.com
paintworks. balancing stone. 50.299816,-5.520933. rosewall hill. house paint, mica, ash and shells onto board. 1200x900mm x2. 2012/2021
July 25, 2021 /
Comments Off on paintworks. balancing stone. 50.299816,-5.520933. rosewall hill. house paint, mica, ash and shells onto board. 1200x900mm x2. 2012/2021
paintworks. balancing stone. 50.299816,-5.520933. rosewall hill. house paint, mica, ash and shells onto board. 1200x900mm x2. 2012/2021
July 25, 2021 /
Comments Off on paintworks. balancing stone. 50.299816,-5.520933. rosewall hill. house paint, mica, ash and shells onto board. 1200x900mm x2. 2012/2021
rosewall hill revisited. balancing stone. logan stone. rock basin. 2012-2021. this rather special stone is found adjacent to the main tor outcrop at western end of rosewall. there are three main granite outcrops along the crest of rosewall hill, all with significant features that would have made them candidates for inclusion in the ancient cosmologies of our ancestors. the extraordinary shape of the tors, the balancing stones and the rock basins might well be understood as the work of the ancestors. the landscape has been much mutilated by more recent mining activity but tin mining here goes back to the bronze age and there are the remains of some built stone monuments, two standing stones and a stone cairn circle. ..#rosewallhill, #loganstones, #balancingstones, #rockbasins, #solutionsbasins, #naturalstonefeatures, #theancestors #ancientcosmolgy, #ancientwisdom, #ancienthistory, #prehistory, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
July 23, 2021 /
Comments Off on rosewall hill revisited. balancing stone. logan stone. rock basin. 2012-2021. this rather special stone is found adjacent to the main tor outcrop at western end of rosewall. there are three main granite outcrops along the crest of rosewall hill, all with significant features that would have made them candidates for inclusion in the ancient cosmologies of our ancestors. the extraordinary shape of the tors, the balancing stones and the rock basins might well be understood as the work of the ancestors. the landscape has been much mutilated by more recent mining activity but tin mining here goes back to the bronze age and there are the remains of some built stone monuments, two standing stones and a stone cairn circle. ..#rosewallhill, #loganstones, #balancingstones, #rockbasins, #solutionsbasins, #naturalstonefeatures, #theancestors #ancientcosmolgy, #ancientwisdom, #ancienthistory, #prehistory, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
rosewall hill revisited. balancing stone. logan stone. rock basin. 2012-2021. this rather special stone is found adjacent to the main tor outcrop at western end of rosewall. there are three main granite outcrops along the crest of rosewall hill, all with significant features that would have made them candidates for inclusion in the ancient cosmologies of our ancestors. the extraordinary shape of the tors, the balancing stones and the rock basins might well be understood as the work of the ancestors. the landscape has been much mutilated by more recent mining activity but tin mining here goes back to the bronze age and there are the remains of some built stone monuments, two standing stones and a stone cairn circle. ..#rosewallhill, #loganstones, #balancingstones, #rockbasins, #solutionsbasins, #naturalstonefeatures, #theancestors #ancientcosmolgy, #ancientwisdom, #ancienthistory, #prehistory, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
July 23, 2021 /
Comments Off on rosewall hill revisited. balancing stone. logan stone. rock basin. 2012-2021. this rather special stone is found adjacent to the main tor outcrop at western end of rosewall. there are three main granite outcrops along the crest of rosewall hill, all with significant features that would have made them candidates for inclusion in the ancient cosmologies of our ancestors. the extraordinary shape of the tors, the balancing stones and the rock basins might well be understood as the work of the ancestors. the landscape has been much mutilated by more recent mining activity but tin mining here goes back to the bronze age and there are the remains of some built stone monuments, two standing stones and a stone cairn circle. ..#rosewallhill, #loganstones, #balancingstones, #rockbasins, #solutionsbasins, #naturalstonefeatures, #theancestors #ancientcosmolgy, #ancientwisdom, #ancienthistory, #prehistory, #westpenwith, #montagecity.com
trevalgon hill revisited. west penwith. the large torstone that forms the right hand side of this chamber like formation has a large rock basin on its upper surface. the upright stone forms the roof to the chamber that is large enough to crouch within it; a natural archetype for the quoits that populate the area perhaps… #trvalgonhill, #westpenwith, #prehistoricarchitecture, #monuments, #cave, #naturalrockformation, #monumentsinthemaking, #ancienthistory, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #rockchamber,#montagecity.com
July 21, 2021 /
Comments Off on trevalgon hill revisited. west penwith. the large torstone that forms the right hand side of this chamber like formation has a large rock basin on its upper surface. the upright stone forms the roof to the chamber that is large enough to crouch within it; a natural archetype for the quoits that populate the area perhaps… #trvalgonhill, #westpenwith, #prehistoricarchitecture, #monuments, #cave, #naturalrockformation, #monumentsinthemaking, #ancienthistory, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #rockchamber,#montagecity.com
trevalgon hill revisited. west penwith. the large torstone that forms the right hand side of this chamber like formation has a large rock basin on its upper surface. the upright stone forms the roof to the chamber that is large enough to crouch within it; a natural archetype for the quoits that populate the area perhaps… #trvalgonhill, #westpenwith, #prehistoricarchitecture, #monuments, #cave, #naturalrockformation, #monumentsinthemaking, #ancienthistory, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #rockchamber,#montagecity.com
July 21, 2021 /
Comments Off on trevalgon hill revisited. west penwith. the large torstone that forms the right hand side of this chamber like formation has a large rock basin on its upper surface. the upright stone forms the roof to the chamber that is large enough to crouch within it; a natural archetype for the quoits that populate the area perhaps… #trvalgonhill, #westpenwith, #prehistoricarchitecture, #monuments, #cave, #naturalrockformation, #monumentsinthemaking, #ancienthistory, #rockbasin, #solutionsbasin, #rockchamber,#montagecity.com
reevaluating trevalgon hill. possible stone dolmen/kist. at the summit of trevalgon hill at the trig point there are two standing stones or upright boulders that i have often thought bore closer inspection. the one nearest to rosewall has the remains of a square earthen pit and could be a candidate for a kist and sits between the two stones. there are signs of packing stones or the remains of a stone cairn around the two stones and the whole is sited on substantial grounders in the manor of many monuments locally and elsewhere that ‘capture’ the ‘power of the stones’ for ceremonial purposes. (tilley). ..#trevalgon, #trevalgonhill, #monuments, #dolmen, #kist, #cist, #ancienthistory, #prehistory, #stonemonuments, #ancientsite, #ancientlandscapes, #westpenwith, #archaeology, #archaeologyfieldwork, #cairn, ##unknownmonuments, #montagecity..#montagecity.com
July 18, 2021 /
Comments Off on reevaluating trevalgon hill. possible stone dolmen/kist. at the summit of trevalgon hill at the trig point there are two standing stones or upright boulders that i have often thought bore closer inspection. the one nearest to rosewall has the remains of a square earthen pit and could be a candidate for a kist and sits between the two stones. there are signs of packing stones or the remains of a stone cairn around the two stones and the whole is sited on substantial grounders in the manor of many monuments locally and elsewhere that ‘capture’ the ‘power of the stones’ for ceremonial purposes. (tilley). ..#trevalgon, #trevalgonhill, #monuments, #dolmen, #kist, #cist, #ancienthistory, #prehistory, #stonemonuments, #ancientsite, #ancientlandscapes, #westpenwith, #archaeology, #archaeologyfieldwork, #cairn, ##unknownmonuments, #montagecity..#montagecity.com
reevaluating trevalgon hill. possible stone dolmen/kist. at the summit of trevalgon hill at the trig point there are two standing stones or upright boulders that i have often thought bore closer inspection. the one nearest to rosewall has the remains of a square earthen pit and could be a candidate for a kist and sits between the two stones. there are signs of packing stones or the remains of a stone cairn around the two stones and the whole is sited on substantial grounders in the manor of many monuments locally and elsewhere that ‘capture’ the ‘power of the stones’ for ceremonial purposes. (tilley). ..#trevalgon, #trevalgonhill, #monuments, #dolmen, #kist, #cist, #ancienthistory, #prehistory, #stonemonuments, #ancientsite, #ancientlandscapes, #westpenwith, #archaeology, #archaeologyfieldwork, #cairn, ##unknownmonuments, #montagecity..#montagecity.com
July 18, 2021 /
Comments Off on reevaluating trevalgon hill. possible stone dolmen/kist. at the summit of trevalgon hill at the trig point there are two standing stones or upright boulders that i have often thought bore closer inspection. the one nearest to rosewall has the remains of a square earthen pit and could be a candidate for a kist and sits between the two stones. there are signs of packing stones or the remains of a stone cairn around the two stones and the whole is sited on substantial grounders in the manor of many monuments locally and elsewhere that ‘capture’ the ‘power of the stones’ for ceremonial purposes. (tilley). ..#trevalgon, #trevalgonhill, #monuments, #dolmen, #kist, #cist, #ancienthistory, #prehistory, #stonemonuments, #ancientsite, #ancientlandscapes, #westpenwith, #archaeology, #archaeologyfieldwork, #cairn, ##unknownmonuments, #montagecity..#montagecity.com