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News and Views from Menifee Valley, California |
by Steve
5/22/2007 02:33:00 PM
Rock art is found throughout the Menifee Valley and consists mainly of abstract signs carved into the scattered rocks and boulders, though a few weathered paintings in black and red also survive.The blog post is located here...
The ringing rock is one of a group of boulders at the north end of a ridge. It is granite, about 1 metre (3 ft) across, and deep hollows or 'cupules' have been worn into its surface by human effort. The rock rings clearly, like a chime, when lightly struck with a small stone. When struck in different places and various sizes of stone a range of tones can be produced. The special sonorous properties of the rock are enhanced because it is balanced on a giant boulder, with considerable air space beneath.
Labels: Ringing-Rocks
I know where the rocks are..................some developer covered them up & built a parking lot over them!
30 year resident of menifeeeeee
By 
, at May 23, 2007 2:35 PM
Those ringing rocks are supposedly sacred to the indians, and to give their exact location would leave them available to be destroyed. Lets respect what little is left of our area of Menifee. Just know they are out there somewhere!!!
Kelly
By , at May 25, 2007 5:16 PM
Apparently ringing rocks exist around the world, many in California and Nevada. For a fairly comprehensive list, try
http://www.geocities.
com/CapeCanaveral/9461/.
By , at September 10, 2007 11:57 AM
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