High Man landscape effigy discovered matching Orion constellation with place names referencing Milky Way. Landscape effigy called the High Man (Farard means 'the high man') discovered representing Orion Place name Balac Boina literally means 'way of the white cow' and is the old Irish term for the Milky Way Other place names relate to Orion's body parts: Cullen (hazel/cumberland Belt), Donore (hollow of the shield), Slain (back leg position)
A landscape effigy called the High Man (Farard means 'the high man') represents Orion! Place name 'Bealach na Bó Finne' literally means 'way of the white cow' - the principal old Irish name for the Milky Way. Summer solstice: sun sits in Orion's hand at highest ecliptic point. Ancient stellar knowledge encoded in the landscape! 🌌🏹
Key Facts
- Landscape effigy called the High Man (Farard means 'the high man') discovered representing Orion
- Place name Balac Boina literally means 'way of the white cow' and is the old Irish term for the Milky Way
- Other place names relate to Orion's body parts: Cullen (hazel/cumberland Belt), Donore (hollow of the shield), Slain (back leg position)
- Orion Nebula called Mellawn (honey/knowledge) corresponding to nearby Mellifont Abbey
- Summer solstice: sun sits in Orion's hand at highest point of ecliptic
- Ancient myth of Garrett's Fort speaks of enchanted sleeping army waiting until the end of time when a six-fingered warrior will draw a sword from stone
Related site: Effigy Mounds — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Anthony Murphy | In Search of Ireland's Ancient Astronomers | Megalithomania 2007 | AUDIO by MegalithomaniaUK