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Stoneshifter Apr 7, 2009 13:18:27
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And I've never even seen Avebury - it's over-rated, if you ask me - but I recall we were arguing on this forum a long time ago about it and it seemed that there was a barrow or barrows on Waden Hill that framed the southernmost moon (was it rise or set?) from the southern entrance to the henge, and that this barrow, or barrows, had now been ploughed out. It was also now impossible to see this setting or rising position because of a clump of trees that now blocked the sightline - and anyway the lunar maxima are presently about sixteen years away, in the future ...

M megadread
megadread Apr 7, 2009 13:26:36
Replying to Stoneshifter

Avebury is over rated. ! :rolleyes:

T tiompan
tiompan Apr 7, 2009 13:52:58
Replying to Stoneshifter

Stoneshifter wrote:
And I've never even seen Avebury - it's over-rated, if you ask me - but I recall we were arguing on this forum a long time ago about it and it seemed that there was a barrow or barrows on Waden Hill that framed the southernmost moon (was it rise or set?) from the southern entrance to the henge, and that this barrow, or barrows, had now been ploughed out. It was also now impossible to see this setting or rising position because of a clump of trees that now blocked the sightline - and anyway the lunar maxima are presently about sixteen years away, in the future ...
I havn't worked it out ,but as the barrows are almost due south and the altitude is not that great it is unlikely that the maj or min moon would be seen rising or setting over the barrows from anywhere within the henge .