Scotland's Callanish stones frame the Moon rising over the 'belly' of Lewis's Sleeping Beauty at major lunar standstill, part of an 18.6-year cycle. Researchers have documented and photographed the rare sightline. The video argues that the stones were deliberately positioned for this lunar alignment.
Callanish and the major lunar standstill moonrise over Sleeping Beauty
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📍 Callinish Standing Stones [Island of Lewis] - Callanish II🌍 Show on the globe
Key facts
- Callanish (Calanais) is on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
- Cailleach Mhòr—'Sleeping Beauty' or 'Old Woman of the Moors'—is an anthropomorphic landscape feature near the stones.
- At the northern major lunar standstill, the Moon appears to rise from the figure's belly along the axis of Callanish's east stone row, framed between stones.
- The major lunar-standstill cycle repeats about every 18.6 years, and researchers have documented and photographed the rare alignment.
- The video argues that the stones were deliberately positioned for lunar observation; the photographs establish the sightline, but not the builders' intent.
Sources
megalithomania.co.uk
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