As from the nearby stone group, equinox and summer cross-quarters are in prominent dips but the position of the equinoctial solar disc has shifted by about a semi-diameter.
Again the equinox / summer cross-quarter midpoint is at a break and the equinox / winter cross-quarter midpoint is at another.
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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 West
Derreengreanagh Standing Stone: Luni-solar rises
As from the nearby stone group, equinox and summer cross-quarters are in prominent dips but the position of the equinoctial solar disc has shifted by about a semi-diameter.
Again the equinox / summer cross-quarter midpoint is at a break and the equinox / winter cross-quarter midpoint is at another.
- Scartbaun Stone Row is c.700m west.
- Baurgorm (W) Five Stone Circle is c.700m east.
- Cullomane Stone Row and Standing Stone are c.900m east.
- Derreengreanagh Wedge Tomb is on the ridge, c.1.5km north-north-east.
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