On Thursday 21 September 2017, with the kind permission of the landowner, I observed the Autumn equinox sunrise over a near cloudless horizon at Bohonagh Stone Circle east of Rosscarbery in Co. Cork, Ireland. This is a stone circle of the Cork/Kerry series in the recumbent style, and originally consisted of 13 stones. There is a well defined axial orientation of the two portal/entrance stones and the recumbent stone on the opposite side of the circle to the equinox sunrise around 21 March and 21 September each year. Dr. Edward M. Fahy excavated the site in the Autumn of 1959, establishing that 6 of the original stones remained in position, three others had fallen, and four had been taken by 'stone robbers.' On completion of ... Read More
On Thursday 21 September 2017, with the kind permission of the landowner, I observed the Autumn equinox sunrise over a near cloudless horizon at Bohonagh Stone Circle east of Rosscarbery in Co. Cork, Ireland. This is a stone circle of the Cork/Kerry series in the ... Read More