Different taxonomic levels for the Stone Domain are indicated by color-coding and indentations, as shown below:
CLASS
Family
Type
Subtype
Variant
The taxa for the Stone Domain are indicated below by the color-coding and indentations shown above. For photos, go to the Stone Domain
Link here for a spreadsheet showing the hierarchical list of taxa as published in “Taxonomy and Nomenclature for the Stone Domain in New England.”
Link here for a spreadsheet showing the nomenclature used for description as published in “Taxonomy and Nomenclature for the Stone Domain in New England.”
Below are the names of the taxa only.
CLASS: STONE WALLS
Freestanding
Stone Band
Upland
Normal
Patterned
Lowland
Single Wall
Normal
Panel
Fitted
Open
Double Wall
Normal
Capped
Capstone
Copestone
Broad Wall
Normal
Lowland
Abutting Wall
Equant
Block
Boulder
Inequant
Pale
Rail
Slab
Hybrid
Tiered
Aligned
Flanking Wall
Retaining Wall
Normal
Regolith
Armoring Wall
Supporting Wall
Small
Large
Enclosing Wall
Square
Circular
Blocking Wall
Perpendicular
Dam
Faced
Stone
Check Dam
Parallel
Levee
Dike
CLASS: LINE
Low
Border
Divider
High
Dotted
Dashed
CLASS: CONCENTRATION
Built
Surface
Pavement
Veneer
Upright
Detached
Support
Dumped
Scatter
Pile
Normal
Attached
Corner
Segment
Aligned
Ring
Large
Small
Fill
CLASS: NOTABLE STONE
Outsized
Erratic
Placed
Modified
Shaped
Unshaped
Standing
Stable
Type: Placed Other (lintel, sill, slab, etc.)
