The circle's main axis indicates equinox sun rise and sun set about a week later in the spring, earlier in the autumn.
Other alignments of stones may be used to help identify different events / directions.
More about this Multiple Stone Circle.
Anciently sacred because horizon shape & cyclical celestial patterns are in useful harmony at this place.
Orange lines mark the annual solar round. Lunistice positions over the 18.6 year lunar nodal cycle are blue. More about the Solar CalendarMore about the Lunar Calendar More about this stone circle
Stone Circle CO121-063 Knocks: Axes
Trajectories 1200BC. Tap/Click pics for bigger ones.
The circle's main axis indicates equinox sun rise and sun set about a week later in the spring, earlier in the autumn.
Other alignments of stones may be used to help identify different events / directions.
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