Down Tor Stone Circle Down Tor Stone Circle is a stone circle near Down Tor, Dartmoor. Also called Hingston Hill Cairn. Foggintor Quarry is not far to the northwest, where the stones could have been quarried, along with Down Tor, which is currently a national park. Crazywell Cross is to the north and Drizzlecombe to the south. Coordinates 50.506060,-3.994103 Description Down Tor Stone Circle consists of a long stone row with a circle of stones at the end towards the southwest. This can be considered similar to Drizzlecombe in shape and construction, and is 2 kilometers away. Measurements This tor and circle are angled at 22° towards the southwest, with the row at a length of 755 feet or 230 metres. Analysis It is possible that Down Tor Stone Circle is similar to Drizzlecombe, which was shown to be possibly connected with the golden ratio and π or 9πφ together. The circle is 40 meters wide. If using the 22° on the circle towards the northwest, then all stones pair...
Mulfra Quoit
Mulfra Quoit stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra, Penzance, Cornwall. It is considered similar to the Chûn Quoit monument, which is located about five kilometres away.
Coordinates
50.163352,-5.569343
Description
The monument is made up of three supporting stones and one much larger capstone.
Although it appears as if the capstone has fallen, it is possible it was built this way. As a building used as a gnomon or winter solstice marker, it is angled lengthwise at 40° toward the northeast and 50° toward the northwest as a gnomon.
Analysis
Mulfra Quoit as a gnomon at 50° would suggest a celestial object, but its gnomon is quite large. The angle off the surface could be suggested as 45°.
It is also possible that it marks a date and rather than being used as a gnomon, it was used so that light would illuminate an inner surface. The date would be when light aligned to reach the inner surface.
When applying the angles to the surface, the following would apply:
Its gnomon entrance would track at 67.5° toward the north or 67.5° + 23.5°, which is 91°.
Although this seems like it aligns with the star Polaris in the constellation Ursa Minor, a building date in the 3rd millennium BCE should be considered. This would give it a 7° tilt. A possible star would then be Epsilon Ursae Minoris.
82° 02′ 14.1233
82.037256°
82.037256 - 89 = 6.962
6.962 ÷ 1.55 = 4.492
4.492 x 1000 = 4492.092
4492.092 - 1985 = 2507 BCE
Conclusion
It has been shown in other articles that the planet currently tilts at 23.256° according to the latest measurements, although 23.5° is also commonly used. It also has a 7.155° tilt to the Sun's equator. If a gnomon were to track an object, it would vary by about 7.155° and trace a looped path. However, this has been shown not to be the case, and the object would instead be measured at variable times throughout the year or align once during its 20° tilt.
If the monument was built recently, as if from land clearing, then it aligns with Polaris. A more likely alignment would be with Epsilon Ursae Minoris in 2507 BCE.
It is also quite wide, so it could be considered centered on the constellation.
Mulfra Quoit (no changes)
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Mulfra Quoit stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra, Penzance, Cornwall. It is considered similar to the Chûn Quoit monument, which is located about five kilometres away.
Coordinates
50.163352,-5.569343
Description
The monument is made up of three supporting stones and one much larger capstone.
Although it appears as if the capstone has fallen, it is possible it was built this way. As a building used as a gnomon or winter solstice marker, it is angled lengthwise at 40° toward the northeast and 50° toward the northwest as a gnomon.
Analysis
Mulfra Quoit as a gnomon at 50° would suggest a celestial object, but its gnomon is quite large. The angle off the surface could be suggested as 45°.
It is also possible that it marks a date and rather than being used as a gnomon, it was used so that light would illuminate an inner surface. The date would be when light aligned to reach the inner surface.
When applying the angles to the surface, the following would apply:
Its gnomon entrance would track at 67.5° toward the north or 67.5° + 23.5°, which is 91°.
Although this seems like it aligns with the star Polaris in the constellation Ursa Minor, a building date in the 3rd millennium BCE should be considered. This would give it a 7° tilt. A possible star would then be Epsilon Ursae Minoris.
82° 02′ 14.1233
82.037256°
82.037256 - 89 = 6.962
6.962 ÷ 1.55 = 4.492
4.492 x 1000 = 4492.092
4492.092 - 1985 = 2507 BCE
Conclusion
It has been shown in other articles that the planet currently tilts at 23.256° according to the latest measurements, although 23.5° is also commonly used. It also has a 7.155° tilt to the Sun's equator. If a gnomon were to track an object, it would vary by about 7.155° and trace a looped path. However, this has been shown not to be the case, and the object would instead be measured at variable times throughout the year or align once during its 20° tilt.
If the monument was built recently, as if from land clearing, then it aligns with Polaris. A more likely alignment would be with Epsilon Ursae Minoris in 2507 BCE.
It is also quite wide, so it could be considered centered on the constellation.
Mulfra Quoit (no changes)
Archeology77 ©
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