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rockhopper wrote:
The same could be said about any alignment.
Not an intentional alignment .
What distinguishes a clearly intentional alignment is that there is a obvious indication of the orientation e.g. the passage at Newgrange ,all man made and you have no choice of where to look ,similarly Maes Howe , Loughcrew ,Stonehenge from the centre of the monument and on the alignment of the Avenue , the Avenue itself is enough being man made and giving little option as to the orientation .recumbent stone circles from the centre of the monument across the centre of the recumbent or between the flankers . etc . When one of the points of a putative two point alignment is chosen simply because it fits an agenda and has no prehistoric significance then it is very difficult to argue for intentionality and wouldn't likely be considered a contender by archaeoastronomers . Another problem with the Carrickaruppara might be the distance i.e. 2.5 Km to a 2m plus stone ,can the stone be that clear at that distance ?

Very clearly indeed. Were you to witness the event in person I don't think you'd be left in much doubt. The stone sits almost at the lowest point in a dramatic bowl shaped pass. Instead of being at this lowest point, its around 25 metres away and slightly upslope. By situating the stone there, Carrigeruppera gains archeaological significance. On the balance of probability, its most unlikely to be coincidental. There are plenty of other alignments that utilise natural features, such as distant hills and notches on the horizon. It would be wrong to dismiss an alignment just because a prominent natural feature was used. I think the fact that it aligns on 2 significant times of the year makes it even more unlikely to be coincidental.