West of Newtown Hill in Littleton, not far from the hill where Ted Ballard reported a stone "U" associated with sky viewing, there is another small stone seat. This one is circular and has distinct directional lines radiating from it. Attention is drawn to the circle by a 2.5 foot standing stone, a few feet to the south of the circle. The circle is approximately 3 feet across its inner diameter and perhaps 5 or 6 feet across its outer diameter. The first picture is a view to the south.

To the north, viewed in the next picture, is an older red oak, perhaps 80 years old, and directly behind the oak a spaced-apart row of low stones follows a straight line north from the circle for a hundred yards. A similar spaced apart row leads south from the circle, past the standing stone, but hidden in the brush.

The site sits on a knoll looking west over a swamp, with possible views to the south and southeast. The area must have been logged a few years ago and now White Pine saplings are growing back, making it hard to see a distance in any direction. Looking east, there is a prominent outlying rock about 15 yards away. Right next to the circle to the southeast is a small reddish-brown outlier.

The next picture is a view back towards the circle from the point of view of the red outlier. This rock, lying in the direction of the winter solstice sunrise, is the right color, red, to mark the place where a new year is born.

Exploring nearby one comes back to the circle without finding anything on the line to the west. But early in the day, at 10AM on November 11, the shadow from the main standing stone has moved part way through its sweep from west to east. This is visible in the second picture. At noon the shadow will not quite touch the edge of the circle before continuing eastward. It is easy to imagine that in a little more than a month, on the winter solstice when the sun is even lower in the sky, the tip of the shadow will move directly into center of the circle. It is also possible to imagine someone sitting in the circle on that day. Alerted to it being the solstice when the sun rises over the red outlier, now, at noon, with the shadow in their lap and sunlight in their face they are assured it is the beginning of longer days.

Here is a sketch of the site, looking to the north.