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Re: Save Sighthill Stone Circle
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tiompan wrote:
One of the major problems in archaeoastronomy is that of intentionality i.e. it’s all very well noting a possible “alignment “ but was it the intention of the builders ?. The Sighthill circle presents a rare opportunity to discover the intentions of a builder and we discover that it was never the intention to align the circle with the The Univeristy of Glasgow Tower ,a prominent building to the west . The interesting thing is that from the circle at equinoxes the sun is seen to set over Creuch Hill 33 miles to the west but the Uni tower is bang on line .
If this was a prehistoric circle and the Uni Tower a prominent standing stone or monument would anyone be convinced that the “alignment “ wasn’t intended?


Great point Tiompan. I suppose then you look to see how many times an equinox alignment occurs in other monuments and if the number is greater than 'luck', it becomes significant or more likely to be intentional.


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Evergreen Dazed
Posted by Evergreen Dazed
7th January 2013ce
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