Equinox sunset is on the highest point of the local false summit. The hump marking WXQ+8 looks higher but this is an illusion, it is just much closer.
Equinox / cross-quarter midpoints are both on hump tops. All very position sensitive, the south-west lunistice range is only just over 20m away.
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Orange lines mark the annual solar round. Lunistice positions over the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle are blue. More about the Solar Calendar More about the Lunar Calendar More about this placeLook East
Baurgorm (E) Stone Circle: Luni-solar sets
Equinox sunset is on the highest point of the local false summit. The hump marking WXQ+8 looks higher but this is an illusion, it is just much closer.
Equinox / cross-quarter midpoints are both on hump tops. All very position sensitive, the south-west lunistice range is only just over 20m away.
- Baurgorm (W) Five Stone Circle is 1.2km south-west (218°)
- Trawlebane Five Stone Circle is 2.1km north-east (66°)
- Parkana Stone Pair is 3.8km south-west (223°)
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