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Rathcool Stone Pair: Luni-solar sets

West centred view with luni-solar trajectories c.1200BCE from Rathcool Standing Stone Pair, Cork, Ireland. Winter cross-quarters are on a slight rise at the foot of the slope and summer cross-quarters are at a prominent step. The equinox / cross-quarter mid­points both have good markers but the equinox is only marked by a slight hump in the slope. The quarter-month south of it (before spring equinox) gets a better mark.
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