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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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
Rathcool Stone Pair: Luni-solar sets
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.
- Cooradarrigan Boulder-Burials are 325m south-west (251°)
- Cooradarrigan Mass Rock is 500m south-west (235°)
- Coolcoulaghta Standing Stone Pair is 6.2km north (351°)
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