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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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Tralibane: Standing Stone CO118-094

NGR W03158 47553 (0503129 ITM 0547621 / 51.67265, -9.40060) [Googlemap]

Trajectories 1200BCE. Tap/Click pics for big ones.
Panoramic view with luni-solar trajectories c.1200BCE from Tralibane Standing Stone, Cork, Ireland. This Standing Stone is about 5km east of Bantry in Trawlebane (Tralibane) and 500m or so WNW of Standing Stone CO118-047. About 1.2m high but 1.6m wide, its long axis is perhaps 20° anti-clockwise of north / south.

South is in the centre of a wide shallow dip/break [Pic]. North is too [Pic].

NE from Tralibane Standing Stone, Cork, Ireland. The north-east is rather obscured but cross-quarters are on top of the local hump with 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 at the start of a more distant slope.

The stone indicates a period of about a half-month before Bealtaine / after Lughnasadh [Pic].

E from Tralibane Standing Stone, Cork, Ireland. To the east, the dip at the head of the valley marks the equinox / summer cross-quarter midpoint. The winter equivalent is at a step, as is the equinox. From about 65° to 75° the horizon is very local, being only 107m away.

SE from Tralibane Standing Stone, Cork, Ireland. The stepped nature of the south-eastern ridge provides many useful markers with major 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 at the intersect with a more distant hill.

SW from Tralibane Standing Stone, Cork, Ireland. Trees obscure the central part of the south-western lunisticeLunistices are the most northerly and southerly moons of the month. The lunar equivalent of solstices - more. range but major 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 are on a hilltop and minor ones at a pointed hump, as are the summer cross-quarters.

Baurgorm Stone Pair & Circle is c.1km to the south-west, just below the horizon.

W from Tralibane Standing Stone, Cork, Ireland. There are lots of useful markers for the half and quarter months on the western horizon but the equinoctial sun sets into a hilltop.

The equinox / winter cross-quarter midpoint is also on a top and the stone seems to indicate this region [Pic].

NW from Tralibane Standing Stone, Cork, Ireland. The north-western profile is confused by forestry but it looks like 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 is in a dip. Both major and minor eighths are marked by humps with summer cross-quarters possibly at a smaller one.

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