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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...

Grey Wethers

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° is measured toward the northeast. Two points are produced near the edge of each circle if also measured from the east. From this point, the following angles are made to the larger stones in the northern circle.
4122 × 131 = 539982
539982 ÷ 3600 = 150
5,(),5,11,17,25
Differences
5,5,6,6,8

And in the southern circle.
21,20,18,5,(),3,8,13,20,27
Differences
1,2,13,5,3,5,5,7,7

These could indicate about 40° above and below the equator. They could indicate a binary star or a constellation at 40° high or an equal distance above and below.

If adding these two numbers;
4122 + 131 = 4253
4253 - 1985 = 2268
Using trigonometry, the number 2268 could be 22° from the lower point and 68° down from the upper point.
This produces a point in the southern circle on the path that goes through the circles.
One possibility is Thuban (Alpha Draconis), a blue binary star in the northern constellation of Draco. Also Arrakis (Mu Draconis), a blue binary. Or Kuma (Nu Draconis), another binary.



Conclusion
Neither of these is clear after aligning the stones.
The division could suggest an area about a star similar to the pyramid shafts at Giza.
The multiplication produces two blanks where a 4,0 fits in; this suggests a constellation. With the addition suggesting a further point.
If all of these apply, then it could be binary stars at its current location of 50.63° north.
This is without a date and suggests any binary toward 30.63° north.

This is unlikely, and any restoration could have misaligned the stones, giving inaccurate numbers.
By this suggestion, the circle is more likely to date to modern times, during a time of land clearing. For this area, the late 1700s are most likely.





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