The hilltop cairn marks South Major Standstill moon rises. South is on the hillside. Both basal steps appear to be significant markers. Green lines approximate hidden/unrecorded horizon segments.
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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 place
South centred 360° view from Ushnagh Hill Barrow (unclassified)
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The hilltop cairn marks South Major Standstill moon rises. South is on the hillside. Both basal steps appear to be significant markers. Green lines approximate hidden/unrecorded horizon segments.
- Cairn WM024-059 is 110m to the south-east and steeply uphill.
- Barrow WM024-061 (Cat Rock / burial place of Eriu) is a further 420m to the south.
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