Gorsedd Circle The Gorsedd Cir cle is a stone circle in Fishguard, Wa les. T he Gorsedd Stone s are a Welsh tradition of modern stone circles constructed for the National Eisteddfod of Wales. These stone circles can be found at several locations, including Ab erdare Park and A nglesey. They are typically 20 meters wide and have 12 stones on the circumference with a level stone in the circle. A further stone is usually set back from the circumference, the central stone is called the Logan Stone. Coordinates 51.996431,-4.975040 Stone Circle Gorsedd Circle is a typical stone circle but has 13 stones on the circumference with one inset. It was erected in 1936 and has the names of the parishes inscribed on each stone. Ceremony During the opening ceremony, the Archdruid stands on the Logan Stone facing the Stone of the Covenant. Two stones mark the entrance and are called the Portal Stones. These mar k the midsummer and midwinter sunrises. Gorsedd Circle (no edit) Archeology77 ©
Drumtroddan Standing Stones
Drumtroddan Standing Stones are a small Neolithic or Bronze Age stone alignment in Dumfries and Galloway.
Drumtroddan cup and ring marks are nearby towards the northwest.
Coordinates
54.766914,-4.543598
There are three stones with one standing aligned towards the northeast. They are all 3m tall, but the central is slightly shorter at 2.7m.
Stones
Drumtroddan Standing Stones were built after the Torhouse Stone Circle but are connected to its meaning.
The stones currently align at 45° and stand at 54.76° latitude. The remaining standing stone is 3m tall, and all three have minimal crafting, which suggests that they are Neolithic.
Assuming the Drumtroddan Standing Stones are connected to the Torhouse Stone Circle dated to 2163 bc, then converting this into an angle and adding to 45° puts the angle of construction at 51.4294°. This can be a new latitude, and along it's longitude subtracting 2.688 reaches Avebury. The 2.688 would then equate to the length of the central stone at 2.7m.
2163+1985=4148
4148÷1000=4.148
4.148×1.55=6.4294
6.4294+45=51.4294
4.543598-1.855=2.688
Avebury
51.4294,-1.855
Conclusion
The standing stones seem unworked and might suggest they were older, using the date from Torhouse Stone Circle at 2163 bc, which is pivotal in reaching Avebury's location. Avebury was built slightly before Stonehenge in 2550-2500 bc and so wouldn't date before then, this then suggests they were quickly worked, so there were two equal lengths and the important 2.7m length.
This could also mean that a number of structures were built in a short space of time, adding to the idea that all of the structures in this area of Dumfries and Galloway were constructed at the same time.
Using the 3m stones or the other year of 2093 bc gives a location 10-20km away from Avebury.
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