Major standstill moonrise and true south are both somewhere near the hilltop and indicated by the orientation, tilt & breadth of the capstone. North is on the left side of a hill.
Note the pointy features to both sides that are half-way between the equinoxes and winter cross-quarters.
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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
Keamore Boulder-Burial: 360° S centred
Major standstill moonrise and true south are both somewhere near the hilltop and indicated by the orientation, tilt & breadth of the capstone. North is on the left side of a hill.
Note the pointy features to both sides that are half-way between the equinoxes and winter cross-quarters.
- Gurteenaduige Standing Stone Pair is 1.4km north-east (50°)
- Derryclough Boulder-Burial is 5.5km north (338°)
- Burgatia Boulder-Burial is 10.6km east (98°)
- Oldcourt Boulder-Burial is 12.9km south-west (236°)
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