Dighton Rock
The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton boulder, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts. The rock is noted for its petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and uncertain origin, and the controversy about their creators.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: boulder etched with petroglyphs
- Also known as: “Assonet Rock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dighton Rock State Park and Fox Cemetery.
Dighton Rock State Park
Park
Dighton Rock State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve located on the eastern shore of the Taunton River in the town of Berkley, Massachusetts.
Fox Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fox Cemetery is situated 1 mile northeast of Dighton Rock.
Berkley State Forest
Recreation area
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Berkley State Forest is a small tract of forest land located near Route 24 in Berkley, Massachusetts in Dighton Rock State Park. It is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and operated by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Berkley State Forest is situated 2 miles northeast of Dighton Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dighton and Assonet.
Dighton
Village
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green.
Assonet
Suburb
Assonet is one of two villages in the town of Freetown in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. An original part of the town, Assonet was settled in 1659 along with the city of Fall River, then a part of Freetown. Assonet is situated 2½ miles southeast of Dighton Rock.
Freetown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freetown is a rural town on the Assonet River in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. It includes the villages of East Freetown and Assonet.
Dighton Rock
- Categories: landform, monument, cultural heritage, boulder, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.81295° or 41° 48′ 47″ northLongitude
-71.11053° or 71° 6′ 38″ westOpen location code
87HCRV7Q+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 6227472973OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3098851
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Russian—“Dighton Rock” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Assonet Rock”
- Bavarian: “Dighton Rock”
- Catalan: “Roca de Dighton”
- Chinese: “戴頓巖”
- Chinese: “戴顿岩”
- Danish: “Dighton Rock”
- French: “Assonet Rock”
- French: “Dighton Rock”
- French: “rocher de Dighton”
- French: “Rocher de Dighton”
- German: “Assonet Rock”
- German: “Dighton Rock”
- Italian: “Roccia di Dighton”
- Japanese: “ダイトン・ロック”
- Polish: “Kamień z Dighton”
- Portuguese: “Pedra de Dighton”
- Portuguese: “Pedra Dighton”
- Portuguese: “Rocha de dighton”
- Russian: “Дайтон Рок”
- Russian: “Дайтон-рок”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dighton Rock and Grassy Island.
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