Thoughts on an old circular foundation?

[JT2]

I know of an old foundation site in central MA near where I grew up that was shaped like an inverse donut. The center circle was about 10 feet in diameter and solid earth, then there was the inner ring of the circular stone foundation (inner ring of the donut), while the outer ring of the stone foundation was probably about 26 feet in diameter (outer ring ouf the donut). So basically the foundation was a dpressed circular stone ring about 8 feet in width and maybe 5 feet in depth. Sort of like a moat around the circle of earth in the middle.

Anyone have any ideas what this may have been?

 

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[stefen]

Possible silo.

 

[Kentucky Kache]

Can you get a picture?

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Could be part of some old animal powered mill....or a kiln oven ...

I dont know why a silo would have a inner circle.....

 

[laralucine]

Horse/oxen powered mill? (Team hitched to bar, bar attached to thing in middle of inner circle, pushed the bar, turned millstone to grind flour, etc) or to power some other machinery. wild guess
Lara

 

[stefen]

Based on the description, some old time silo's (crib) had a raised inner circle so as the silage decomposed, the liquids would drain outward. Today's more modern silos have a similar foundation profile in that they drain outward.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

How old is that foundation do you think? Have any research on the date the place was established. The reason I ask is because the first silo built in the US was in Michigan in 1875....
I am still leaning toward some time of mill....

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

L and R pad.

Launch and Recovery.

Ancient ACS.

Early alian coordinated site.

Just something to think about

have a good un................

 

[Gypsy Heart]

L and R pad.

Launch and Recovery.

Ancient ACS.

Early alian coordinated site.

Just something to think about

have a good un................

hmmmmm you are right....sacrificial altar....witch burning pit ....hmmmmm

 

[stefen]

Wonder if there are any crop circles in the vicinity...would explain the lunar landing pad theory.

 

[98 gt]

old mule driven grain mill...

 

[Tourezrick]

Base for an old furnace - as in blast furnace? There's a bunch of them in Joliet, Il. Stop dreaming, Rick, it's probably a silo base. Now, the only question is - Minuteman or Titan 3?

Tourezrick
lost in my own little world

 

[Ed-NH]

Well, there's a circular foundation near where I live. It is in the middle of a park (all woods today) and it was the circus tent area of the park. It was later converted to an outdoor theater in the eary 1900's before the park closed down. Today it is 26 acres of woods. Perhaps yours was a circus ring from long ago.

 

[jeff from east pa]

It may be an old lime kiln. or a smoke house the early swiss or german settlers made them round have a few in pa.