South is on a slope to the right of a hilltop. Perhaps on a slight rise but detail is obscured by forestry. North is on a distant hilltop to the right of a dip.
At winter solstice and the equinoxes, the sun rises from a hilltop and sets into another one. At summer solstice it sets into a hilltop but rises from a basal step.
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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
Drombohilly Stone Circle: 360° S centred
South is on a slope to the right of a hilltop. Perhaps on a slight rise but detail is obscured by forestry. North is on a distant hilltop to the right of a dip.
At winter solstice and the equinoxes, the sun rises from a hilltop and sets into another one. At summer solstice it sets into a hilltop but rises from a basal step.
- Cashelkeelty Stone Circles & Stone Row are c.6km south-west.
- Shronebirrane Stone Circle is c.7km south-south-west.
- Uragh Five Stone Circle is c.5km north-east (56°)
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