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Down Tor Stone Circle

Down Tor Stone Circle Down Tor Stone Circle is a stone circle near Down Tor, Dartmoor. Also called Hingston Hill Cairn. Foggintor Quarry is not far to the northwest, where the stones could have been quarried, along with Down Tor, which is currently a national park. Crazywell Cross is to the north and Drizzlecombe to the south. Coordinates  50.506060,-3.994103 Description  Down Tor Stone Circle consists of a long stone row with a circle of stones at the end towards the southwest. This can be considered similar to Drizzlecombe in shape and construction, and is 2 kilometers away. Measurements  This tor and circle are angled at 22° towards the southwest, with the row at a length of 755 feet or 230 metres. Analysis  It is possible that Down Tor Stone Circle is similar to Drizzlecombe, which was shown to be possibly connected with the golden ratio and π or 9πφ together. The circle is 40 meters wide. If using the 22° on the circle towards the northwest, then all stones pair...
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Fernworthy Stone Circle

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 usi...
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Temple of Poseidon

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...
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