Stone formation deep in the woods

[Pointhead]

I am a fisherman and hunter first and foremost and everything else falls in between. So naturally I was walking the woods near one of my deer spots a bout a mile from any homes or developed land. I encountered this stone formation that would appear to be made of pudding stone not far from a brook, that I believe may have been a site at one time or another. Does anyone have any clue what it might be?

[Gentleone444]

Really odd man...some close ups would help.

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That's actually very interesting, I'm curious to hear what people have to say about it.

[JoshinMO]

A Smoker?

[Pointhead]

Maybe actually!!

[Hoss]

Given that feature and your location CMD would be the best person for advice. Here is an earlier post from Charlie. I hope he sees your posts and can help you. http://forums.arrowheads.com/forum/g...-big-big-rocks

[Hoss]

[Hoss]

How big are the rocks?

[Pointhead]

3 feet long each roughly. Haven't been down there in a while. I'll get an official measurement when I can

[Pointhead]

Thanks hoss! There are some things there that might suggest it being a burial ground, like stones littered all over the place there. And some in an open oval about 5-6 feet long that have two stones stacked in the middle. Very interesting formations I found. I doubt they could be anything but NA.

[pkfrey]

That heavy brush and wooded area in the background appears to be prime deer country. I'm wondering if someone made that to be used as a blind for deer hunting. I don't think it's NA, or associated with a burial ground. You even mentioned it's near one of your deer spots. The foundation stones would be natural, and probable glacial erratics, or simply left there through a series of erosional events. Then someone carried the flat stones up from the brook and made a roof. Ideal for hiding in waiting for a deer to pass by!

[Kyflintguy]

Another thought here but are there any signs of fire around the structure or inside? Blackened stones etc? Ive seen somewhat similar structures associated with backwoods moonshine stills. One thing that makes me doubt the NA idea is the fact that this structure is so exposed, the forest has a way of really covering up and reclaiming stuff, especially 250~ years old stuff (assuming your on the east coast).
Interested in hearing more ideas on this one though. Im sure with a little more looking around theories could be put to the test... Looks like a good place for a metal detector to me.

[JoshinMO]

This thing could be a multistructure! Starting to remind me of this old house episode, ha.

[Hoss]

SOuthern new england has a lot of rock piles. Famous for stone walls covering the landscape. I miss that about CT.

[Havenhunter]

Trees aren't particularly old so that's a new growth forest. Probably farmland at one time. Rock piles created during plowing perhaps. Josh is right-- Forest would have reclaimed a NA site by now.

[CMD]

Please give me time, and I will post a highly detailed reply, perhaps later today. I have a great deal of data and photos I can share, but it will likely be very lengthy and require numerous edits to achieve.....

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Can't wait to read it. I'll be keeping an eye on the thread.