Archeological Enigmas: Standing Stones In North carolina?

Science Frontiers Online ^ | Nov-Dec 1997 | William Corliss

[Hellmouth]

STANDING STONES IN NORTH CAROLINA?

A North Carolina reader recently submitted the accompanying photograph of very large, vertically oriented stones that, if found in western Europe, would be quickly assigned to the megalithic culture. Although similar upright stones are known in New England, we have not heard of any in North Carolina before.

The stones in question are located in the Boone/Blowing Rock region of western North Carolina near Foscoe, very close to Grandfather Mountain (second highest peak east of the Mississippi).

Although they could well be a product of natural forces, they stand out like the proverbial "sore thumb."

(Davant, Charles, III; personal communications, July 2 and August 18, 1997.)

Three, large, erect stones in western North Carolina">

Row of three, large, erect stones in western North Carolina.

[William Terrell]

Homosexual rocks? Depends on how close to Asheville they are.

[SunkenCiv]

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[wolfman23601]

Link didn’t work.

[CholeraJoe]

There’s a stone circle near Helena, MT on private property. It’s visible from US Highway 12 and looks as old as any I’ve seen in Europe.

[bert]

I’m going to Foscoe Friday.

Foscoe is at the foot of Grandfather Mountain and I suspect these are crags of natural origin. On the other side of the valley sit the Seven Devils that also have a craggy appearance

[Rebelbase]

I drove through Foscoe this past Sunday. The rocks in the photo above are very much like the outcrops dotting the flanks of Grandfather Mountain which toes into Foscoe from the southwest.

[colorado tanker]

Thanks for your contributions to the thread, blam. I do find this topic fascinating.

[blam]

My pleasure. The thread is over nine years old, lol.

SunkenCiv must be tinkering with the 'way-back' machine again and this fell out.

I've learned an awful lot about the peopleing of the world since this article was posted too.

[Nachoman]

Women over six feet and men approaching seven feet tall.

They sound similar to the Slamdunkus people of the American inner-cities.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 4/14/2002. Thanks Hellmouth.

[Salamander]

I have a green-stone ceremonial full groove ax that identical to ones found in stone age Europe.

“Experts” have said it is probably from the Paleo-Indian/Archaic period.
[aka “we dunno”]

Or maybe it’s from the time when my area and Europe were still ‘attached’.

[BenLurkin]

Hmmmm.....

[Bigg Red]

...Blowing Rock region....

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Well, there’s your explanation right there; the wind blew it into that orientation. :)

[AppyPappy]

They used to grow cheap dope in Foscoe. You’d be able to get a bag of Foscoe Gold for about $15. Then they went all touron on us.

[Bellflower]

How do you get into the site to explore it?