Much is obscured but winter solstice is at a land / sea intersect and the solstice / cross-quarter midpoint is in a dip.
Summer solstice is on a north slope and the solstice / cross-quarter midpoint is at the south foot of the hill.
Summer cross-quarters are in a dip and the lesser top of Mt Gabriel is halfway to the equinox.
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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 East
Lisheen Boulder-Burial: Luni-solar sets
Much is obscured but winter solstice is at a land / sea intersect and the solstice / cross-quarter midpoint is in a dip.
Summer solstice is on a north slope and the solstice / cross-quarter midpoint is at the south foot of the hill.
Summer cross-quarters are in a dip and the lesser top of Mt Gabriel is halfway to the equinox.
- Bawngare Boulder-Burial is 770m east (108°)
- Foherlagh Stone Pair is on the horizon, 4.7km north-east (32°)
- Rathruane Boulder-Burial is 8.7km north-west (304°)
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