North is on a nearby hilltop. South is in a distant dip.
The north-eastern lunistice range spans a hilltop. The north-western lunistice range runs from a hilltop to the edge of another with summer solstice sunset on a prominent top in the middle.
The southern horizon is very distant and fairly uniform. Thus the profiles of nearer hills may make more reliable markers in this direction.
The intersect of nearer and further horizons indicates summer cross-quarters to the east and winter cross-quarters to the west.
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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 South
Carn Besi Chambered Tomb: 360° N centred
North is on a nearby hilltop. South is in a distant dip.
The north-eastern lunistice range spans a hilltop. The north-western lunistice range runs from a hilltop to the edge of another with summer solstice sunset on a prominent top in the middle.
The southern horizon is very distant and fairly uniform. Thus the profiles of nearer hills may make more reliable markers in this direction.
The intersect of nearer and further horizons indicates summer cross-quarters to the east and winter cross-quarters to the west.
- Gors Fawr Stone Circle is 2.8km north-west (306°)
- Cwm Garw Stone Pair is c.5.1km north-west (312°)
- Bryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb is on Anglesey
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