An "Undulating" Stone Row in the Wild

A Fine Example Found On the Edge of A Connecticut Wetland

Undulating?

A quick look at Google gets the definition — “undulating - /ˈənjəˌlādiNG/ - adjective. Having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline: ‘the undulating country lanes of Northern Ireland’ (Definition from Oxford Languages).”

Undulation is one of the signs an old stone row may actually be a potential ancient Indigenous Serpent Effigy…

“Undulating Stonework” from What I Look For In The Stones: . Illust. by Mike Luoma.

An Undulating Stone Row in Connecticut. Photo by Mike Luoma.

Markham Starr led us to a beautiful example of an undulating stone row on the post-Thanksgiving Day hike he guided in Southeastern Connecticut. You can hear me talking with him and our hike’s host, Harvey Buford, about the undulations in the stonework in this short video:

There’s also a curious-looking triangular stone arrangement on this side of the wall. The lower half is a boulder which is part of the stone row. The peak stone creating the top of the triangle is on top of the boulder on the side of the stone row. This could be a Manitou Stone, or possibly a representational part of the potential Serpent Effigy, like a side fin or wing, or the boulder could be the head of a Serpent, with the added stone perhaps representing a horn.

Triangular Stone Arrangement in Undulating Stone Row. Photo by Mike Luoma.

The stone row looked more impressive on this, the “dryer” side. The other side, facing the wetland, was more covered by underbrush.

The Wetland Side of the Undulating Stone Row. Photo by Mike Luoma.

This wasn’t the only possible Serpent Effigy we saw on this hike — there’s another to share which possessed a HUGE compound boulder/stonework Serpent Head. I’ll show you that impressive potential Serpent Effigy in a future posting.

If you’d like to learn more about What I Look For In The Stones, there’s now a video to go along with the sketch. The entire sketch is posted here, too:

Ancient Stone Mysteries of New England: What I Look For In The Stones

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