Winter cross-quarters and the equinox / winter cross-quarter midpoint are either side of a hill.
The equinox is on a hilltop then, on the summer side, the fit is less good but summer solstice is at the edge of a prominent dip.
Vertical scale x2, 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 West
Kilmore Boulder-Burials: Luni-solar rises
Winter cross-quarters and the equinox / winter cross-quarter midpoint are either side of a hill.
The equinox is on a hilltop then, on the summer side, the fit is less good but summer solstice is at the edge of a prominent dip.
- Kilmore Standing Stone Pair is c.90m south-west (242°)
- Baurnahulla Boulder-Burial is c.1.7km north-east (35°)
- Cullomane Boulder-Burial is c.9.5km west (280°)
- Leitry Stone Row is c.6.2km north (9°)
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