One of the rock piles makes something like a pile-gap-pile structure, which includes one of the cairns. The rock pile spread out all around, on the ground, I don't know what significance it has, or if it is evidence of some destruction.
For this post, I am just putting up pictures of the rocks all around on the ground and the pile-gap-pile structure, including the cairn in the pile-gap-pile.
Here are some close up pictures of the rocks all around on the ground:
This picture tries to capture the entire view of the rocks all around the ground:
The stone wall, that the wall bulge is part of, is in the background on this photo:
You can see the large cairn, that incorporates the pile gap pile feature, in the background on this photo (the rocks all around the ground are in the foreground):
Here are some photos of the pile gap pile. The first one shows some cut pines that were disposed of on top of the rock pile:
The side of the cairn next to the pile-gap-pile has an opening in it that faces the rock pile. This includes a rock on the ground that acts almost like a doorstep to the cairn entryway. No disrespect was intended with the photo of the measuring stick in the opening. I clearly voiced this at the site. I gently place the 4 ft measuring stick to get an idea of how far back this opening went.
I think it is a pretty amazing feat of construction to have such a large cairn, with such a large, open space at the base, and not have had it collapse after all of these years.
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