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Gorsedd Circle

Gorsedd Circle The Gorsedd Circle is a stone circle in Fishguard, Wales. The Gorsedd Stones 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 Aberdare Park and Anglesey. They are typically 20 metres 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) Archeology7...
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Torre del Mangia

Torre del Mangia 

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The Torre del Mangia is a tower in the town of Siena in the Tuscany region of Italy. It was built between 1338-1348 ad and is situated by the Piazza del Campo.
At 102 m it is the second tallest after Cremona's Torrazzo 112 m with the Asinelli tower in Bologna at 97 m being third tallest, it was also designed to be taller than Giotto's Campanile at 85m in Florence. Shortly after construction, it was fitted with a clock. It is part of the Palazzo Pubblico, a palace, who's construction began in 1297 ad to serve as the seat of the Republic of Siena's government.

Siena, like other Tuscan hill towns, was first settled in the time of the Etruscans 900-400 bc when it was inhabited by a tribe called the Saina.
The town of Siena has multiple medieval buildings, including the cathedral Duomo di Siena built between 1215-1263 ad and the church Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico built 1226-1265 ad but this was later enlarged.


Coordinates
43.318422,11.332104


Alignment
If noting these main buildings in Siena then the Torre del Mangia is angled at 36° towards the northwest, the Pizza del Campo is at 45° in 1985 with a tilt reciding of 0.055° in 2021, the Duomo di Siena is at 56° towards the northeast and Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico is at 39° towards the southeast.

The Torre del Mangia sits on the edge of the Pizza del Campo, and if the two angles are subtracted, the angle of 9° is produced, or 1/20 of 180°.
45-36=9
180÷9=20
From the Leaning Tower of Pisa and associated numbers, the angle of 9° and numbers 20 and π are used.
9=π/20
81=9/20π
90=π/2

If using three main buildings, Torre del Mangia, Duomo di Siena and Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico a triangle is formed, the separation is offset from Duomo di Siena at an angle of 56° and distance of 108m.
(The date of 1340 ad is used for Torre del Mangia and equals 1°)
1340−1985=645
645÷1000=0.645
0.645×1.55=1°
So subtracting 1° when built 36° becomes 35° and 39° is 38°, the triangle that is formed joins at a distance of 6185m at an angle of 1°.



Conclusion
The area of this triangle could have significance from Etruscan times connecting modern builds with that of Tuscan hill towns from 900-400 bc, the root of the area is 578 and falls within these dates.
area = √(333912)=578
The use of the numbers 9,20 and π from the older built Leaning Tower of Pisa could suggest a triangle is used with the Pizza del Campo in the shape of half a circle suggesting that π is used.

Currently the distance of 6185m falls in an area of rural residences with no fixed details, this might have been the situation when built or possibly a dewling stood there connecting to an important person or an older church.
Overall, this suggests that some effort was made in aligning the new buildings in Siena with the older Piazza del Duomo in Pisa.


Torre del Mangia



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