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Rillaton Barrow Rillaton Barrow is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Cornwall.  Archaeological finds from the site date it to 2300 BCE. Coordinates 50.521054,-4.455809 Description Rillaton Barrow comprises several large cut stones and a barrow that is currently blocked. The large stones do not form any shape, and other stones are scattered about as if they are offcuts, with a possible quarry a few hundred metres northwest. The barrow has a dip in front. This dip gives the appearance that part of it has been excavated or removed. Its appearance is similar to how T rethevy Quoit possibly appeared and was described as being covered. Analysis Rillaton Barrow could be linked to n earby Trethevy Quoit and The Pipers by date. Alignment suggests 2285 BCE, which is after construction ratios of 5.5 and 11 were used. These ratios are known to have been used by the ancient Egyptians, who are also thought to have altered other monuments using these ratios. Neolithic people are kno...

Tomb of Ramesses II Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was buried in Tomb KV7, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. He was the son of Seti I and Tuya and reigned from 1279 to 1213 BCE. He constructed monuments at Abu Simbel, Abydos, Rame sseum, L uxor, a nd Karnak. Coordinates 25.740776,32.601625 Description Current measurements divide the tomb into three levels: level 1, the entrance corridor; level 2, the pillared chamber; and level 3, the burial chamber and rooms. 3D mapping of the tomb enables measurements to be taken. Measurements Entrance corridor; 22.90m by 2.61m /44 by 5 cubits Floor area: 220 sq cubits Opening in corridor 8.35m by 8.35m by 3.7m Floor area: 70 sq m² Volume: 259m³/1795 cubit³ Room off corridor 7.85×8.48×3.10 m Floor area: 66.50 sq m Volume: 206.4 m³/1442.5 cubit³ Room off corridor (2) 5.38×3.30×2.63 m Floor area: 46.7 sq m Volume 46.7 m³/326.4 cubit³ End of corridor 6.3×5.72×2.82 Floor area: 36 sq m Volume: 101.6 m³/7...

Mulfra Quoit Mulfra Quoit stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra, Penzance, Cornwall. It is considered similar to the Chûn Quoit monument, which is located about five kilometres away. Coordinates 50.163352,-5.569343 Description The monument is made up of three supporting stones and one much larger capstone. Although it appears as if the capstone has fallen, it is possible it was built this way. As a building used as a gnomon or winter solstice marker, it is angled lengthwise at 40° toward the northeast and 50° toward the northwest as a gnomon. Analysis Mulfra Quoit as a gnomon at 50° would suggest a celestial object, but its gnomon is quite large. The angle off the surface could be suggested as 45°. It is also possible that it marks a date and rather than being used as a gnomon, it was used so that light would illuminate an inner surface. The date would be when light aligned to reach the inner surface. When applying the angles to the surface, the following would app...

Trethevy Quoit Trethevy Quoit is considered a meg alithic structure and is located in Cornwall. The site is owned and managed by the Cornwall Heritage Trust. The stones are about two kilometres from other monuments such as The Hurlers, The Pipers, Craddock Moor stone circle, and Rillaton Barrow. Coordinates 50.493181,-4.455449 Description The structure is made up of six stone slabs. One slab caps the others and has a hole to one side. Another small, rectangular stone is considered the seventh stone and entrance stone that can be moved for access. It has been suggested that the stones were covered, which would be quite normal for a building used as a gnomon. The purpose would be to eliminate excess light and could have been used during the day. Treth evy Quoit is located on a slightly raised area surrounded by seven hills. The average elevation of the site is 221 metres. The gnomon was likely used for stargazing, aligning with a star or celestial object. Analysis The monumen...

Grey Wethers Grey Wethers are a pair of prehistoric stone circles located on Dartmoor in Devon. Some archaeology was performed in 1898 along with some restoration of the stones. There is some folklore connected with the stones. Coordinates 50.631984,-3.926117 Description The circles are 32 and 33 metres wide, respectively. The northern circle contains 20 stones on its circumference, and the southern circle contains 29 stones. They align north/south at maximum tilt. Northern 20 stones 4122 32 metres Southern 29 stones 131 33 metres Analysis If pairing off stones vertically and horizontally, then some stones don't align. These stones can be read clockwise as 4122 (northern circle) and 131 (southern circle). 4122 ÷ 131 = 31.465 The difference in width could give two dates suggesting they were built within that time. Another possibility is multiplying the numbers and dividing by the number of seconds in an hour to produce 150. Using this as an angle from the west, 60...

Fernworthy Stone Circle Fernworthy Stone Circle is located in Dartmoor National Park in Devon. The circle is thought to be from the Bronze Age. There are several other stones that lead away from the site and could possibly be connected, with several stone cairns located nearby in the woods. Coordinates 50.641163,-3.903817 Description The circle is 60 feet in diameter and contains 29 granite stones. 27 stones are visible, and 2 are mostly buried. One of these two could be considered a marker or pointer and aligns at 80° northeast to a dip in the circle. Analysis From the stone marker to the dip in the circle's circumference aligns best at 80° toward the northeast. When using this angle and aligning the stones, the following are produced: The number 1 is used for no alignment and 2 for an alignment. Clockwise 80° 12111111112211111111122 Anti clockwise 80° 2121121122111111112211 Unlike other stone circles, a pattern or calculation is usually produced, and when using 11 or...

Temple of Poseidon The Temple of Poseidon is located at Cape Sounion, Greece, and is dedicated to the god Poseidon. The temple is believed to date from between 700 and 440 BCE. The god Poseidon is commonly perceived as carrying a trident and presiding over the sea. He is one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology . Coordinates 37.650179,24.024523 Description The average elevation for the area is 60 metres because of the incline, with the average temple base height of 64.6 metres and 62.9 metres for the base around the temple. The temple currently appears as having 9 by 6 pillars but illustrations show a temple of 13 by 6 pillars originally. The temple faces southeast at an angle of 14° and when it was built would have faced 3.76°/4.16° less. (72° northeast) 3.76° for 440 BCE 4.16° for 700 BCE This angle toward the southeast would have been 10.24° or 9.84°. (The Parthenon in Athens has a similar angle of 3.77° less when constructed.) Measurements The outer base ...