A Cairn-like, Possible Indigenous Sacred Stone Assemblage in Southeastern Vermont. Photo by Mike Luoma.

A New Look At Old Vermont Stonework

Investigating A Possible Ceremonial Stone Landscape In Southeastern Vermont

Vermont is larger than some realize — takes at least three hours to drive it’s length. Took me almost three hours on the Autumnal Equinox to travel from my home in Northwestern Vermont down to a new-to-me stone site in the Southeastern part of the state.

Back in July, the landholder posted photos of the stone features they’d found on their property in my Ancient Stone Mysteries of New England Facebook Group, looking for help in figuring out what they were. From his photos and video, they looked to me like elements of an Indigenous Ceremonial Stone Landscape, the stonework similar to that I’d seen elsewhere, such as Lewis Hollow on Overlook Mountain in Woodstock, New York. We had a long discussion about the stonework, and what they might be finding on their land.

A Ceremonial Stone Landscape in the Catskills

This possible Ceremonial Stone Landscape was discovered on a ridge near Interstate 91 and the Connecticut River. Possible Indigenous Stone Assemblages (similar to European cairns in…