See also
Mystical Places
Locations
Mystery Hill at CrystalLinks
Geomancy: sacred places
Stone structures
flickr set of Mystery Hill 1
flickr set of Mystery Hill 2
photos of winter solstice sunset
Odd things I’ve seen
Steps into the oracle chamber
Interior of the oracle chamber
Salem, NH, about 45 minutes north of Boston, in the Merrimack Valley Region.
What is America’s Stonehenge?
Built by a Native American Culture or a migrant European population? No one knows for sure. A maze of man-made chambers, walls and ceremonial meeting places, America’s Stonehenge is most likely the oldest man-made construction in the United States (over 4000 years old).
Like Stonehenge in England, America’s Stonehenge was built by ancient people well versed in astronomy and stone construction. It has been determined that the site is an accurate astronomical calendar. It was, and still can be, used to determine specific solar and lunar events of the year.
Various inscriptions have been found throughout the site including Ogham, Phoenician and Iberian Punic Script. Dr. Barry Fell of Harvard University did extensive work on the inscriptions found at the site. They are detailed in his book America B.C.
What is the trail like?
The trail is on a gradual incline with some uneven rocky terrain. The length of the trail is 1/2 mile. Most visitors spend roughly 1 hour touring the site.
Park takes its last admission at 4 p.m. Entry fee is $9.50 for adults.
The visitors center has a bookshop and gift shop, and sells alpaca yarn. The alpacas live on-site.
The tour is self-guided: there’s a ten-minute video intro in the visitors center theater, and a map.