South is in the sea over the left end of an island. North is on a south facing slope but over a nearer hilltop.
The eastern luni-solar sequence runs up from the southern dip and ends on a top, with summer solstice sunrise in a dip just before it.
The western sequence ends before the final top but summer solstice sunset is on the penultimate top.
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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 North
Cooradarrigan Boulder-Burials: 360° S centred
South is in the sea over the left end of an island. North is on a south facing slope but over a nearer hilltop.
The eastern luni-solar sequence runs up from the southern dip and ends on a top, with summer solstice sunrise in a dip just before it.
The western sequence ends before the final top but summer solstice sunset is on the penultimate top.
- Rathcool Standing Stone Pair is 325m north-east (71°)
- Cooradarrigan Mass Rock is 205m south-west (208°)
- Rathruane Boulder-Burial is 4.3km north-east (38°)
- Dunmanus Boulder-Burial is 8.3km west (272°)
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