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 ©
Arthur's Stone
Arthur's Stone in Herefordshire is a Neolithic chambered tomb, or Dolmen, dating from 3700 bc – 2700 bc.
The capstone is said to weigh 25 tonnes with multiple support stones, and the Quoit Stone, which used to be a further stone towards the north, can be found towards the south. Due to tilt from Neolithic times, the monument would still have aligned north/south.
Some tales suggest the tomb was built to mark the location of one of King Arthur's battles, while others tell that the stones were already present when Arthur slew a giant on the spot, who fell onto the stones and left indentations in one of them, which remain to this day.
Coordinates
52.082315,-2.995271
Measurements
If the path east/west is 8° then the path north/south is at 72°, and these two angles split the site into 80° and 100°.
If a triangle whose sides are 13ft by 36ft at 100° fit over the site, then the following are correct.
Area = 230.45ft
Perimeter = 89.34ft
It is possible that the area represents right ascension, and the perimeter represents the declination of the star Polaris in the constellation of Ursa Minor at a distance of 433 light-years.
Right ascension 02h 31m 49.09s
Declination +89° 15′ 50.8″
If from the triangle the 36ft distance is split 20/16, then the following two stars could be at either end.
Alfirk 20°
Kochab 16°
The 40-foot slope of the triangle could be represented as a star at 40° away. This could be Alkaid in Ursa Major with Alioth giving a 100° angle between the three.
Errai would most probably be the 13° away star.
There are also star clusters at 80°N that have a shape similar to the capstones, but there is another possibility that uses the splitting of the length in these numbers or proportions to give a date.
The date would appear something like 2016, 2040, 1620, or 1640 years ago. This would equate as 31 bc, 55 bc, 365 ad, and 345 ad.
Conclusion
With Errai at 13°, Alkaid at 40°, Alfirk at 20° and Kochab at 16° making 36°, this shows that whether this is strange or not, there are stars at these angles from Polaris and the angles are derived from the size of triangle of the site.
After aligning these stars to Polaris, Alfirk and Kochab align at 90° leaving Errai and Alkaid to align in a straight line with separation of 53° (13°+40°).
As the monument is made up of a straight line and a bend, it might be correct in assuming that this bend of 100° should be aligned along side of the capstone at an angle of 53°.
(As the capstone represents Polaris, these angles measure from the star but in the shape of a star cluster).
(The significance of Polaris is that it is the nearest star to 90° at maximum tilt in 1985.
The use of a similar right ascension point as Greenwich uses today has been in use from about the 7th century bc).
There is another possibility that the stars listed form a similar shape as the Cepheus constellation or using the constellations as we do in the 21st century then it forms the shape of pi, with a possibility of 40×π from the degrees away and shape.
40×π=125.67
8hrs 40' 12"
As a location, the Beehive Cluster is one of the nearest to the coordinates with the following coordinates.
Right ascension 08h 40.4m
Declination 19° 59′
This cluster also has a similarity with the Cepheus constellation with the addition of a triangle shaped star cluster around it.
This could suggest that it is the shape inside the triangle, which is a star cluster, as both are clusters, then it leaves 'star', which makes it Polaris.
This might suggest that although a constellation can be made from the stars, due to Polaris proximity to 90° it should be kept as a separate star or final star in a constellation.
The pairing with the Cepheus constellation suggests two similar constellations, as does the constellation Ursa Minor. The triangle sizes give all the measurements that derive the conclusion and thus suggest it is as it was built.
An exact date is unclear, but a date could be suggested nearer the 55 bc date, with the site cannibalised from an older Neolithic circle.
Although just the number 1640 or as 1640 bc could be more accurate, this could then connect it to Coetan Arthur Dolmen & Castlerigg Stone Circle both from 1259 bc.
As a number two times 1640 minus 1985 ad equals 1295 bc.
1985-1640-1640=1295 bc
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