Article ID: CBB787754900

The Solar Lunar Orientations of the Orkney-Cromarty and Clava Cairns (2016)

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This paper outlines the background to earlier studies of the orientation of the OrkneyCromarty (OC) passage cairns and the Clava passage and ring cairns, and details the outcome of a new and comprehensive survey carried out by the author over recent years. The paper sets out evidence of orientations in both sets of cairns to the eight divisions of the year and tests whether the alignments were observable. The results were compared to see if the Clava cairns had been influenced by the older OC cairns. Other solar and/or lunar aligned monuments are also briefly examined, as is relevant folklore.

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Authors & Contributors
Maglova, Penka
Stoev, Alexey
Tiede, Vance R.
Dal Zovo, Cecilia
Spasova, Mina
Pérez Gutiérrez, Manuel
Journals
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry
Journal of Skyscape Archaeology
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Concepts
Archaeoastronomy
Monuments
Sun
Archaeology
Moon
Prehistory and primitive societies
Time Periods
Bronze age
Neolithic period
Iron age
Precolumbian period (America)
Medieval
Ancient
Places
Spain
Bulgaria
Mongolia
Rome (Italy)
Preseli Hills (Wales)
Sardinia
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