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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

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Trawlebane (Tralibane): Standing Stone CO118-047

NGR 10363/04735 (0503596 ITM 0547427 / 51.67098, -9.39380) [Googlemap]

Trajectories 1200BCE. Tap/Click pics for big ones.
This Standing Stone is about 5km east of Bantry in Trawlebane (Tralibane) and 500m or so south-west of Standing Stone CO118-049. It is about 1.6m tall.

Panoramic view with luni-solar trajectories c.1200BCE from Standing Stone CO118-047 Trawlebane, Cork, Ireland. South is marked by the end of a ridge on the right side of a dip [Pic].

North is on the right side of a hilltop but detail is obscured [Pic].

NE from Standing Stone CO118-047 Trawlebane, Cork, Ireland. In the north-east, summer solstice, summer cross-quarters and the day half-way between them are marked by tops. Major and minor standstillsLunistice positions vary cyclically over an 18.6 year period but are fairly static for more than a year at either end of the range plus the midpoint of the lunisticeLunistices are the most northerly and southerly moons of the month. The lunar equivalent of solstices - more. cycle are all in dips.

The stone's axis is beyond the major standstillLunistice positions vary cyclically over an 18.6 year period but are fairly static for more than a year at either end of the range in this direction [Pic].

E from Standing Stone CO118-047 Trawlebane, Cork, Ireland. Eastwards is a hill but its top is not a marker from here. Nonetheless its profile is quite useful. Winter cross-quarters are at the hill's southern foot while the northern basal dip is a half-month from the summer cross-quarters.

The south-eastern lunisticeLunistices are the most northerly and southerly moons of the month. The lunar equivalent of solstices - more. range has been nicely fitted to the end of the ridge with the winter solstice sun rising from the central dip of the sequence.

The side view of the stone could be said to indicate the minor standstillsLunistice positions vary cyclically over an 18.6 year period but are fairly static for more than a year at either end of the range and the period between the winter cross-quarters and half-way to the equinox [Pic].

SW from Standing Stone CO118-047 Trawlebane, Cork, Ireland. The south-western lunisticeLunistices are the most northerly and southerly moons of the month. The lunar equivalent of solstices - more. range runs over double hilltops with the midpoint of the lunisticeLunistices are the most northerly and southerly moons of the month. The lunar equivalent of solstices - more. cycle in the central dip and the winter solstice in another one.

The stone's axis indicates the centre of the lunisticeLunistices are the most northerly and southerly moons of the month. The lunar equivalent of solstices - more. cycle [Pic].

W from Standing Stone CO118-047 Trawlebane, Cork, Ireland. To the west, the equinox is in a dip and the half-months to either side are both well marked, as are the equinox / cross-quarter midpoints. Summer cross quarters are on a low top but winter ones are on a slope.

NW from Standing Stone CO118-047 Trawlebane, Cork, Ireland. The north-western horizon is the closest. Minor standstillsLunistice positions vary cyclically over an 18.6 year period but are fairly static for more than a year at either end of the range and the summer solstice are at the bottom of slopes but the major half of the lunisticeLunistices are the most northerly and southerly moons of the month. The lunar equivalent of solstices - more. range is obscured.

The side view of the stone could be said to indicate the solstice and the major half of the lunisticeLunistices are the most northerly and southerly moons of the month. The lunar equivalent of solstices - more. range [Pic].

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