Manyberries

Manyberries                                                    Site:             DgOo-1

Type:         Medicine Wheel - Group 2            Status:         Badly Disturbed

Region:     Alberta, Canada                            Location:     (protected)*

Record:    Conceptualization                          File:             (protected)*

Site Plan & Local Topography:

Setting:      The site is on a terrace on the north side of the Milk River, and clearly visible on the crest of a low ridge running across the terrace.

Brief:    There is a central cairn is a large earthen mound covered with about 400 large stones, and surrounded by a stone ring. The cairn in 196 was reported to have a diameter of 10m and a height of almost 2m. The site is also known as "Onefour" and "Lost River"

Design:      The shape of the central cairn was originally interpreted as a turtle effigy, with clusters of stone forming the head and four appendages.

 *For preservation.  Access for serious contributors from the