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merrivale stone row. blocking stone/ modern menhir. newlyn.
merrivale stone row. blocking stone/ modern menhir. newlyn. rapped and well read. both menhir can be ‘read’ connecting to the wider landscapes a pathway modernmenhir
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merrivale stone row. blocking stone/ modern menhir. newlyn.
merrivale stone row. blocking stone/ modern menhir. newlyn. rapped and well read. both menhir can be ‘read’ connecting to the wider landscapes a pathway modernmenhir
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drizzlegate drizzlecombe stone row / aldgate high street installation.
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drizzlecombe stone row. the bone stone.(4000/3200BCE) dartmoor. of the three stone rows present on the complex, row two, the eastern row is terminated by the tallest standing stone on dartmoor. being 4.2m in height with a distinctive bulging profile at the top. worth speculates it was dragged here from higher hartor tor about 1km away. this single line stone row runs uphill away from the the bone stone, is the shortest of the three rows at 83.2m, but has larger slabs set further apart with the largest near its culminating cairn. all three stone rows culminate in cairns and a forth has no row attached but seems part of a line of culminating cairns. further up the slope is an extensive settlement complex of round houses and enclosures. the stone row is orientated 42º east of grid north and at 3.00pm on the winter solstice the bone stone shadow aligns with its stone row.
image: the bone stone from the east. latitude: 50.485852N longitude: 03.985946W
aldgate high street installation.(2013/2015) between minors and jewry street. aldgate marks the eastern gateway to the historic city of london and the roman road leading to whitechapel and beyond. the installation ‘an elevated temple’ by studio weave, commemorating aldgate’s distinguished literary resident, geoffrey chaucer. encountered on a derive through the city in 2014 seeking out modern menhir. its slender legs suggesting an affinity to the monuments of prehistory, and to the speculation that they too were painted. .
image, the decorated legs of an installation, paleys upon pilers. latitude: 51.308188N longitude: 04.597524
constructive montage : the juxtaposition of incommensurate things
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drizzlegate drizzlecombe stone row / aldgate high street installation.
drizzlegate
drizzlecombe stone row. the bone stone.(4000/3200BCE) dartmoor. of the three stone rows present on the complex, row two, the eastern row is terminated by the tallest standing stone on dartmoor. being 4.2m in height with a distinctive bulging profile at the top. worth speculates it was dragged here from higher hartor tor about 1km away. this single line stone row runs uphill away from the the bone stone, is the shortest of the three rows at 83.2m, but has larger slabs set further apart with the largest near its culminating cairn. all three stone rows culminate in cairns and a forth has no row attached but seems part of a line of culminating cairns. further up the slope is an extensive settlement complex of round houses and enclosures. the stone row is orientated 42º east of grid north and at 3.00pm on the winter solstice the bone stone shadow aligns with its stone row.
image: the bone stone from the east. latitude: 50.485852N longitude: 03.985946W
aldgate high street installation.(2013/2015) between minors and jewry street. aldgate marks the eastern gateway to the historic city of london and the roman road leading to whitechapel and beyond. the installation ‘an elevated temple’ by studio weave, commemorating aldgate’s distinguished literary resident, geoffrey chaucer. encountered on a derive through the city in 2014 seeking out modern menhir. its slender legs suggesting an affinity to the monuments of prehistory, and to the speculation that they too were painted. .
image, the decorated legs of an installation, paleys upon pilers. latitude: 51.308188N longitude: 04.597524
constructive montage : the juxtaposition of incommensurate things
more at montagecity.com
tresvennack pillar.
tresvennack pillar. a close cousin to the triganeeris sisters or higher drift stones across the valley and they share inter-visibility and similar burial pits dug close by directly into the clay rab. this one having a near complete cremation urn – found by a local farmer in the nineteenth century. this is what you are looking at from the sight line set up in the last post maker
tresvennack pillar.
tresvennack pillar. a close cousin to the triganeeris sisters or higher drift stones across the valley and they share inter-visibility and similar burial pits dug close by directly into the clay rab. this one having a near complete cremation urn – found by a local farmer in the nineteenth century. this is what you are looking at from the sight line set up in the last post maker
higher drift long stones. triganeeris sisters.
higher drift long stones. triganeeris sisters. first recorded by w borlase in 1754 and some 100 years was excavated by his direct descendant william copeland borlase, finding a pit between the two stones. no burial artefact found. they align NNW / SSE and are 2.6m and 2.3m high and 4.9m apart. they are intervisible with the tresvennack pillar also with a similar burial pit in with a cremation urn was found. although the alignment is not directly towards the pillar if as you can see from this photo the two stones form a clear sight line through which the tresvennack pillar can be located. this is a more likely way in which these monuments are tied together and would have been used as part of way making in prehistory
higher drift long stones. triganeeris sisters.
higher drift long stones. triganeeris sisters. first recorded by w borlase in 1754 and some 100 years was excavated by his direct descendant william copeland borlase, finding a pit between the two stones. no burial artefact found. they align NNW / SSE and are 2.6m and 2.3m high and 4.9m apart. they are intervisible with the tresvennack pillar also with a similar burial pit in with a cremation urn was found. although the alignment is not directly towards the pillar if as you can see from this photo the two stones form a clear sight line through which the tresvennack pillar can be located. this is a more likely way in which these monuments are tied together and would have been used as part of way making in prehistory
gun ruth standing stone.
gun ruth standing stone. due west of the merry maidens stone circle and inter-visible with it, lies this 3.1m high impressive menhir. also know as the fiddler it is part of the myth surrounding the merry maidens, of men and maidens frozen and turned to stone for dancing on the sabbeth. the merry maidens are also known as the dancing stones. both it and the pipers standing stones are described as outliers to the stone circle and are part of a wider ceremonial complex that dates to the late neolithic or early bronze age
gun ruth standing stone.
gun ruth standing stone. due west of the merry maidens stone circle and inter-visible with it, lies this 3.1m high impressive menhir. also know as the fiddler it is part of the myth surrounding the merry maidens, of men and maidens frozen and turned to stone for dancing on the sabbeth. the merry maidens are also known as the dancing stones. both it and the pipers standing stones are described as outliers to the stone circle and are part of a wider ceremonial complex that dates to the late neolithic or early bronze age
boleigh standing stone.
boleigh standing stone. one of two ‘pipers’ that are part of the merry maiden stone circle ceremonial complex and are one of a set of outliers aligned to the circle. at 4.1 metres high it leans heavily to the northwest and like many similar stones has up to a third of it total length below ground making it around 6m in overall length. at around two tonnes in weight this fashioned menhir would have required a large well organised community to have erected it. sited close to two large granite grounders which seem to be significant in it positioning it forms with its taller companion part of a ceremonial route that might have connected the stone circle to the sea via lamorna valley and its water courses
boleigh standing stone.
boleigh standing stone. one of two ‘pipers’ that are part of the merry maiden stone circle ceremonial complex and are one of a set of outliers aligned to the circle. at 4.1 metres high it leans heavily to the northwest and like many similar stones has up to a third of it total length below ground making it around 6m in overall length. at around two tonnes in weight this fashioned menhir would have required a large well organised community to have erected it. sited close to two large granite grounders which seem to be significant in it positioning it forms with its taller companion part of a ceremonial route that might have connected the stone circle to the sea via lamorna valley and its water courses
the pipers of boleigh standing stones.
the pipers of boleigh standing stones. a pair of outliers to the merry maidens stone circle on a north east south west orientation and pointing directly towards the stone circle. these impressive stones are among the tallest in west penwith being 4.1 and 4.7m in height, the shorter of the two being furthest from the circle and leaning heavily to the northwest. their name derives from a myth that describes them as frozen pipers so formed for their part in revelries at the merry maidens on the sabbeth. another that they mark the spot where aethelstan and howeth fought in the 10th century and represent the two leaders. howeth was the leader of the cornish celts
the pipers of boleigh standing stones.
the pipers of boleigh standing stones. a pair of outliers to the merry maidens stone circle on a north east south west orientation and pointing directly towards the stone circle. these impressive stones are among the tallest in west penwith being 4.1 and 4.7m in height, the shorter of the two being furthest from the circle and leaning heavily to the northwest. their name derives from a myth that describes them as frozen pipers so formed for their part in revelries at the merry maidens on the sabbeth. another that they mark the spot where aethelstan and howeth fought in the 10th century and represent the two leaders. howeth was the leader of the cornish celts
mên scryfa.
mên scryfa or ‘Inscribed stone’ is situated on level ground near to mên-an-tol stone circle SW426349. it could mark the burial site of a prominent romano-celtic chieftain. the inscription reads ‘rialobran cunovali fili’ – or ‘here lies Rialvran (royal raven) son of cunoval’….although the words at the base of the stone now lie below ground level. it appears to be in an alignment to a groove in carn galver an important neolithic site a kilometre further north. it is thought that the inscription may have been made on a far older neolithic menhir an_tol
mên scryfa.
mên scryfa or ‘Inscribed stone’ is situated on level ground near to mên-an-tol stone circle SW426349. it could mark the burial site of a prominent romano-celtic chieftain. the inscription reads ‘rialobran cunovali fili’ – or ‘here lies Rialvran (royal raven) son of cunoval’….although the words at the base of the stone now lie below ground level. it appears to be in an alignment to a groove in carn galver an important neolithic site a kilometre further north. it is thought that the inscription may have been made on a far older neolithic menhir an_tol
cwrt-y-gollen standing stone.
cwrt-y-gollen standing stone otherwise known as the growing stone for it does appear to be thrusting out of the ground. this 4metre high red sandstone menhir sits close to an enormous oak with a prodigious girth. it certainly reinforces the reflection that this stone is alive and is indeed growing out from the earth. these standing stones were perhaps the antecedents of the upturned oak trees which feature in many of the timber monuments that were a part of a ceremonial life that preceded this period
cwrt-y-gollen standing stone.
cwrt-y-gollen standing stone otherwise known as the growing stone for it does appear to be thrusting out of the ground. this 4metre high red sandstone menhir sits close to an enormous oak with a prodigious girth. it certainly reinforces the reflection that this stone is alive and is indeed growing out from the earth. these standing stones were perhaps the antecedents of the upturned oak trees which feature in many of the timber monuments that were a part of a ceremonial life that preceded this period
carreg waun llech standing stone.
carreg waun llech standing stone. situated on the moors above llangynidr. a distinctive slab of limestone 2.6 m high, about 40cm thick, narrowing towards the top and with pronounce vertical stratification when viewed side on. both faces are pitted with what appears like cup marks but are probably natural features. it sits on a wet sodden limestone plateau and within its own pool of water which gathers around its base. It was undoubtably chosen for its striking features and erected at this spot for its association with this water born place
carreg waun llech standing stone.
carreg waun llech standing stone. situated on the moors above llangynidr. a distinctive slab of limestone 2.6 m high, about 40cm thick, narrowing towards the top and with pronounce vertical stratification when viewed side on. both faces are pitted with what appears like cup marks but are probably natural features. it sits on a wet sodden limestone plateau and within its own pool of water which gathers around its base. It was undoubtably chosen for its striking features and erected at this spot for its association with this water born place
llangynidir standing stone. llwn-y-fedwen. brecknock.
llangynidir – alt. llwn-y-fedwen – standing stone. brecknock. a magnificent stone of erratic limestone stands 4.27 m in height, 1.42 m wide and a metre thick, on the north side of the river usk above langynidr’s mediaeval bridge. sited on a natural knoll some 60 m in length with many lose stones at its base. these can be traced for some way towards the river and might be the remains of a stone wall. it has deep horizontal grooves on one side and a covering of pronounced white lichen. the stone came to notoriety in the 1970’s when is was dowsed by bill lewis, a well known local dowser, and found to have emitted a magnetic field. this was confirmed later with the use of a magnometer although compelling this has yet to be repeated
llangynidir standing stone. llwn-y-fedwen. brecknock.
llangynidir – alt. llwn-y-fedwen – standing stone. brecknock. a magnificent stone of erratic limestone stands 4.27 m in height, 1.42 m wide and a metre thick, on the north side of the river usk above langynidr’s mediaeval bridge. sited on a natural knoll some 60 m in length with many lose stones at its base. these can be traced for some way towards the river and might be the remains of a stone wall. it has deep horizontal grooves on one side and a covering of pronounced white lichen. the stone came to notoriety in the 1970’s when is was dowsed by bill lewis, a well known local dowser, and found to have emitted a magnetic field. this was confirmed later with the use of a magnometer although compelling this has yet to be repeated
the present work
the work was intended to form part of the research for the phd and a way of translating the knowledge and experience gained in the ‘excavation’ of the west penwith ancient land-scape through irreducible observation and imaginative re-enactments – the forms the
the present work
the work was intended to form part of the research for the phd and a way of translating the knowledge and experience gained in the ‘excavation’ of the west penwith ancient land-scape through irreducible observation and imaginative re-enactments – the forms the
stone axe menhir
it is suggested that the axe shaped centre longstone at boscawen-un stone circle probably predates the other stones that make up this elliptical stone circle. like an axe head struck into the ground, it is thought that it has always
stone axe menhir
it is suggested that the axe shaped centre longstone at boscawen-un stone circle probably predates the other stones that make up this elliptical stone circle. like an axe head struck into the ground, it is thought that it has always