South is in the centre of a dip of the local ridge. North is in the centre of a dip in the local hilltop.
To the south-east, winter solstice is in a dip and major standstill is on the hilltop.
These to some degree compensate for the loss of more distant south-western horizons visible from the other sites.
Vertical scale x4, maxpic 3200x1600.
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 South
Currakeal Boulder-Burial: 360° N centred
South is in the centre of a dip of the local ridge. North is in the centre of a dip in the local hilltop.
To the south-east, winter solstice is in a dip and major standstill is on the hilltop.
These to some degree compensate for the loss of more distant south-western horizons visible from the other sites.
- Mill Little Boulder-Burials, Five Stone Circle & Pair are 5.7km east (106°)
- Cashelkeelty Five Stone Circle & Stone Row are c.25km north-west
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