Stone Cave - Upton MA
Posted by: 
nomadwillie
N 42° 10.546 W 071° 35.875
19T E 285433 N 4672559
The cave is now the Upton Heritage Park, managed by the Town of Upton.
Waymark Code: WM14341
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2021
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Left on Hopkinton Rd. at 0.1 m. in a private garden (L) is a Stone Cave or hut constructed of huge untooled stones set in a gravel bank. The entrance tunnel is 14 feet long and 3 feet wide. The hut has a diameter of 12 feet and a height of 11. Four huge slabs form the roof. Rough field-stone forms the walls, and the domed ceiling is of lapped slabs topped by a large flagstone. Many of the stones are cracked and the softer ones show signs of crumbling. There is no trace of smoke on the walls or any vent except the long tunnel. It is known to be over 300 years old, but its builders are still unidentified. Similar huts found in Ireland are presumably of sixth-century Pictic origin. Iceland also has huts of this description. Because the American Indians were not skilled in masonry construction, it is possible that Norsemen built this hut.
American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.610
I have lived in this area, explored the area, and if not for the AGS I would have probably never visited this site. The cave is now the Upton Heritage Park, managed by the Town of Upton.
Book: Massachusetts
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 610
Year Originally Published: 1937
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