Summer solstice is on a top. The equinox / summer cross-quarter midpoint is on a hump at the hill's base. The equinox is on a slope but subtle undulations mark its quarter and half month brackets.
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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
Stoney Littleton Long Barrow: Luni-solar sets
Summer solstice is on a top. The equinox / summer cross-quarter midpoint is on a hump at the hill's base. The equinox is on a slope but subtle undulations mark its quarter and half month brackets.
- This is the only English site surveyed so far. The nearest monuments for comparison are Sites in Wales.
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