Found this today strange

[tanz 82]

it was out about 2 hours into the woods I went to today . It looks like an old wooden foundation I can tell the area is swamp but is dry at the moment ANY THOUGHTS!!? The dimensions are about 10x10 with 4 ft berm around it .

 

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[Scrappy]

Could have been an animal pen. It doesn't fit the profile of Earthfast construction.

 

[relic lover]

Stockade style construction of some sort.

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[Mud Hut]

It would have been a perfect spot for a spring house!

 

[tanz 82]

Could have been an animal pen. It doesn't fit the profile of Earthfast construction.

I thought ox pen maybe because about 1/2 mile away I found an ox shoe

 

[Mackaydon]

Gravesite?
Don............

 

[Mud Hut]

that would be a very small pen .. even as a holding pen, for more than one large animal.

 

[4x4x4]

....Yes , a fenced off spring IMHO.

 

[tanz 82]

....Yes , a fenced off spring IMHO.

How old do you think

 

[Hsimmons75]

See if the posts have roots to rule out shore growth. Might be rooted trees from when there was more water.

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[tanz 82]

See if the posts have roots to rule out shore growth. Might be rooted trees from when there was more water.

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The reason why I believe it's man made is the posts are in a square and are in the middle of a ringed earthen berm with two entry or exit points on each end

 

[kingskid1611]

That was a big family outhouse......they flushed it all away.....

 

[Markypie]

Quicksand!

 

[4x4x4]

How old do you think

....Hard to tell as I haven't explored your state BUT I've seen similar in 7 western States , sometimes with wood, others rock or masonry. Certainly this one has not been maintained ! Try MAGNET FISHING there !

 

[Bodhi69]

First Thought was an old hog pen

 

[Shiloh]

Hog pin.

 

[sandchip]

The size, the logs or boards which would function as screens make me agree with the spring house theory. Really neat find that needs investigating.

 

[tanz 82]

The size, the logs or boards which would function as screens make me agree with the spring house theory. Really neat find that needs investigating.

Agreed though very tough terrain even for a fit 34 year old I was beat getting in and out of there!

 

[gordonquixote]

Is is the rotten base of a big cypress tree?

 

[tanz 82]

Is is the rotten base of a big cypress tree?

Doubt it I live in N. Massachusetts , s, New Hampshire