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Gorsedd Circle

Gorsedd Circle The Gorsedd Circle is a stone circle in Fishguard, Wales. The Gorsedd Stones are a Welsh tradition of modern stone circles constructed for the National Eisteddfod of Wales. These stone circles can be found at several locations, including Aberdare Park and Anglesey. They are typically 20 metres wide and have 12 stones on the circumference with a level stone in the circle. A further stone is usually set back from the circumference; the central stone is called the Logan Stone. Coordinates 51.996431,-4.975040 Stone Circle  Gorsedd Circle is a typical stone circle but has 13 stones on the circumference with one inset. It was erected in 1936 and has the names of the parishes inscribed on each stone. Ceremony  During the opening ceremony, the Archdruid stands on the Logan Stone facing the Stone of the Covenant. Two stones mark the entrance and are called the Portal Stones. These mar k the midsummer and midwinter sunrises. Gorsedd Circle  (no edit) Archeology7...

Boscawen-Ûn/Nine Maidens

Boscawen-Ûn/Nine Maidens


Boscawen-Ûn in Cornwall and Nine Maidens in Devon are linked.

Coordinates 
50.089814,-5.619335

Both are stone circles, Boscawen-Ûn is an elliptical circle with a diameter 24.9 by 21.9 metres (82 by 72 ft). (The Gorseth Kernow was inaugurated at Boscawen-Ûn in 1928).
There are 19 stones on the circumference with a further one in the middle. 

The Nine Maidens stone circle is partially intact, but the cairn and cist have been destroyed. This is also an elliptical circle, although more tear drop and offset by 10° to the vertical.


Angles
Here, the difference from the base is multipled by the difference from the 90° angle.
41×3=123°-90°=33°
41°-33°=8°
This produces a difference from base equal to 8° (about).

When measuring the angles the stones make about a marker point of 41°. Here the following are produced by measuring clockwise from this angle.

Clockwise from 41°
22,4,31,48,(),73,+88,(),59,41,22,+4,(-15)

Difference
19,18,35,17,(),25,19,(),29,18,19,18

The following is an example of what these numbers and angles could be interpreted as. It is from an Almanac of daylight duration and angle for every day and month of a given year. The example used is 1952.

1952
march twilight
Latitude 35° January to March
Latitude 25° March twilight
Latitude 29° April
March twilight

Differences from the angles are 1,2,3 or 3,2,1, and are measured from the 59°,72°,15° and 42° angles from stones that don't pair up.

(After pairing off all stones at 180°, the angles produced are 59°,72°,15° and 42°, with 33° produced as a subtraction.
The 1,2,3 numbers 
(72-15)-90=3
(59-(90-33)=2
42-41=1
are produced from a subtraction).

Almanac

The Almanac lists the hours and minutes from local sunset, evening twilight, and the Greenwich meridian, against latitudes and months throughout the year. Here, it appears to correspond with January to April, similar to the year 1952.
Or on page 2 of this document, against 'apparent right accession'/'apparent declination'/'semi diameter columns'.

19,18,35,17,(),25,19,(),29,18,19,18

These numbers align similarly with the splits with these breaks, except for the 29, which might have to be in the column before as 2,9.

19,18,35,17,(),25,19,2,9,()18,19,18

The breaks () are from the stones that don't align.
The numbers of stones that don't pair are 59°, 72°, 15°, and 33°. These may also link to the date, as 15° is also a 1-hour rotation, thus producing a 1.
(There are other possible interpretations that could connect with the numbers.)


Nine Maidens 
It has been suggested for the Nine Maidens that several of the stones may have been used for buildings with no rituals linked to them.
The stones add from 2° separation to 9° separation from west to east. Between 4° and 5° is a horizontal marker; this is east/west 1985–2019, marking maximum tilt.

Taking this average angle and converting to years.
4.5÷1.55=2.903
2.903×1000=2903 years

In the same way, there is a 5° to 11° separation vertically.
For clarity, the numbers are 2°, 3°, and 4°, (),5°,6°,7°,8°,9°.

And 5°,6°,7°,8°,9°,10°,11°. The link isn’t the numbers but what the numbers imply, which is measuring variation year on year with gradual changes. So by itself it doesn’t mean very much, but with Boscawen-Ûn links, the two, one simple and explanatory, and the other producing the numbers.

So, using the numbers from both adding together.
72×33÷59=40.27
40.27×15=604.07
2903+604.07=3507.07

So does this equate to
5.436° or 8.513°?

So (using 8.513°) calculating for obliquity. 
Obliquity/year×(3507+1985)
0.0000585366×(3507+1985)=0.321

Using obliquity/year from above × (2903+1985) gives 0.29. A number that was in the wrong location is split as 2, 9.

This shows that they are linked, as the error produces the number 123/321.
The 123 or 321 indicates the correct direction of the interpretation. 
(Almanacs are currently used as a reference)
It is also possible that the monuments were built shortly after 3507 bc, but 2903bc is more likely (the numbers were used for past reference).
This possibly gives the monuments a past referential interpretation along the lines of "complex could be mixed with simple."
Another Boscawen-Ûn standing stone is located a short distance from Boscawen-Ûn, at an angle similar to Nine Maidens in Devon. It probably only gives direction to the other henge.







Google books American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac (reference).
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