North is at the right-hand end of a hilltop. South is also at the right-hand end of a hilltop.
Northern lunistices and the summer sun rise from a dip and set on a hilltop. Southern lunistices and the winter sun rise from a hilltop and set into a dip.
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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 South
Gortloughra Standing Stone: 360° N centred
North is at the right-hand end of a hilltop. South is also at the right-hand end of a hilltop.
Northern lunistices and the summer sun rise from a dip and set on a hilltop. Southern lunistices and the winter sun rise from a hilltop and set into a dip.
- Standing Stone Pair CO092-035 is c.160m south-south-west (209°)
- The next nearest surveyed Stone Pair site is beside Kealkill Stone Circle, c.7km to the south-west (237°)
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